The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4338 - July 18, 2009

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A channel without water, reportedly STRAIT
A girl short, unfortunately ALAS
A month before I'd left a gap in the paper OCTAVN
A name is lost in this condition? AMNESIA
A second check preceding lift-off ? COUNTDOWN
Ancient site giving splendour to London district POMPEII
At first think flying saucer heading back is a dish TOFU
Calmed down a couple of students engaged in drunken duel LULLED
Conclude I hold gold of poor quality INFERIOR
Fifty nine dressed in it? LINEN
First scratch and covered in blood from its prickles? GORSE
Grotesque dwarf fish TROLL
Heavenly tea is brewed inside monk's cubicle CELESTIAL
Hen on its perch? It's a cock! ROOSTER
Hops in here OAST
In error, scientists drop two points but win at calculating results STATISTICS
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In this location the first insect's to be found LOCUST
Inn is set up and about time! SERAI
Installed on spacecraft although food lacking, expedition leader held NOSECONES
It's Jack, Paul gets in behind, for cover TAR
Marginal advantage? EDGE
Maybe it sailed, but capsized TUB
Panel ordered standard climbing equipment GLPENSTOCK
Pasta Maori can cook MACARONI
Rattle on about being permissive TOLERANT
Seem keen, then change employment ENTHUSE
Simple to obtain a port, in Spain TARAGONAA
Solder deploying a gel, part of the plane FUSELAGE
Statement signed by plump red-headed old boy at the house? ROUNDROBIN
The green stuff richer villains conceal CHERVIL
They make sure you don't lose the game RETRIEVERS