The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24296 - August 5, 2009

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After rising go out to lunch BATS
Bust on nurse who doesn't take drugs NONUSER
Butcher hoots behind slowcoach in the van SLAUGHTER
Chap carrying on, normal or unique? NONPAREIL
Country, one home to old woman NAOMI
Crown of pear-tree, oddly enough PATE
Curse about stocking one instrument! SITAR
Exhausted by pleasure-seeking soon enough ALLINGOODTIME
Fashion centres, at intervals ENTRACTES
Firm owned by fool falling for financial opportunism ASSETSTRIPPING
I back villain in play IAGO
I bet hesitator is prepared to do what someone else intends RISETOTHEBAIT
In view of house number over step ONSTAGE
Losing wings, sick bird repelled main danger ICEBERG
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Mogul capital visible in faded picture DIAGRAM
One game or another held a couple of times LOTTO
Permit found under brass ornament NECKLET
PM and Queen agree to put up with a country NORTHKOREA
Port container, not right for wine RIOJA
Pudding of a chap, say, upset after he is chucked by woman BLANCMANGE
Second small note half-heartedly offered as bribe SWEETENER
Secular official, semi-retired LAIC
Soldier Prince, not a leading librettist GILBERT
Statesman's change of position almost restricting old group MOLOTOV
Union upset about end of quotas for silk TUSSORE
Van with criminals by filthy road sign, reversing BLACKMARIA
Visitor leaving kids money for toy hat I supply TOOTHFAIRY
You or I, very involved in criteria clubs set out CRUCIVERBALIST