The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24363 - October 22, 2009

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An old idea re-expressed in such an affected voice ADENOIDAL
Country inn, smashing treasure from the past REPUBLIC
Covered with splashes of gold in twin room? BEDAUBED
Culture budget finally supported by suit THEARTS
Delicious exercise — painful afterwards PEACHY
Devil's Island? TASMANIA
It holds fast food STAPLE
King gives medal to president OBERON
Mentions more need to revise, having memory lapse SENIORMOMENT
Merit rest, struggling for a third of one's pregnancy TRIMESTER
My better weapon, notice, tossed in the drink GUNGADIN
Not now handle short planks SHELVE
One made fun of in proper reply to accusation REBUTTAL
One needed at first in case of break? SPLINT
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Pleasure of relation stopping at party SATISFACTION
Property of some elements: not all lithium and iron HALFLIFE
Put match to some list of complaints LITANY
Ready to accept extremely eccentric instructions RECIPE
Rising talents, something to hang on to STRAP
Run in late, in fear DREAD
Secretary's first to open one letter, then another PSI
Send down troublemaker? Definitely not up! IMPRISON
Sharp point seized in fighting over transport OMNIBUS
Start to change right down in vehicle for curve ARC
Strangely pleased with one group of sisters PLEIADES
Take one's peck of dirt, and die? BITETHEDUST
Take over second source of gold MOVEIN
Unabridged big band music well under way INFULLSWING