The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24307 - August 18, 2009

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"Light" and "hefty" are different FEATHERY
and here you've partly chipped it too DITTO
Band's improvisation conveyed energy for boisterous party JAMBOREE
Before second son, take liberty with eternal vigilance ALERTNESS
Bishop has no great stomach for accident site BLACKSPOT
Char lady ROSIE
Crepe twisted around because of necessity PERFORCE
Decent state seeing cities be partly rebuilt RESPECTABILITY
Dirty but cleared of sulphur and protected from rust? OILED
Go on parking in hospital area enclosure HAPPEN
Head off sudden irregularity with island's exotic fruit LITCHI
In a stupor, chap needs an invigorating medicine CATATONIC
Mistakes are deceiving among a number gripped by fear TERRORSTRICKEN
Not being nice, when three numbers are entered for one, one flipped NONEXISTENCE
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One of many irons in the fire for stud, say? POKER
Overindulge, knocking back Ecstasy and booze GORGE
Perhaps a Danish aide's shot PASTRY
Press on, essentially, always getting involved PERSEVERE
Racy writer reduced advance to cover Third Man RABELAIS
Same chip oddly back in one of teeth ... IDENTICAL
Shiraz nearly swamping Iran's capital and land to the west SYRIA
Stalk that provides support STRUT
State school's change of administration PUTSCH
Time with glimmering? TWINKLING
Trading floor beat church's meagre pay PITTANCE
Train laboratory animal and then regret looking back EUROSTAR
Visitors taking time out to speculate GUESS
What can make neat lines sit incongruously with the ragged STRAIGHTEDGE