The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24415 - December 22, 2009

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Articulate couples, one with exceptionally good sight LYNX
Artillery commander thus taken prisoner in French territory CORSICA
Artless old Foreign Secretary's play on words HOMESPUN
Barracker's irritated cry about Liberal turning up HECKLER
Bloomer made by prudish woman with flat in Gateshead EVENINGPRIMROSE
Faulty judgment overturned in Forfar or Renfrew ERROR
Foundations said to provide regular courses ROUTES
Girl failing to get on without a stage name, perhaps ALIAS
His Nibs is not the first to leave football team HIBS
How I earn my living? It's nobody else's business! SELFEMPLOYMENT
In which manipulators may be hand in glove PUPPETRY
Insulting notes seeking information DEROGATORY
Labourer's dictum that may be cutting HANDSAW
Lacking push, never at first join in putsch UNENTERPRISING
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Notorious criminal published in quality paper FLAGRANT
Observing what a symphony in F, for example, is? NOTING
Occupation of the husbandless mistress of Bill Sikes? TENANCY
Old man in church, the last to sport a jewelled headdress CORONET
Polish composer pins initially warm notice up BEESWAX
Ponderin' over round in bar between lights MULLION
Profit from experience — discover a person's started stripping LEARNONESLESSON
Sat in shock after surprising us in the buff ENTHUSIAST
Staff offering support where standards rise and fall FLAGPOLE
Swimmer taking a chewy substance in a Scottish island BARRACUDA
Taken for a ride like Jacob? FLEECED
Tell perhaps disheartened engineer to support chief? ARCHER
Tramp round new borough initially and socialise HOBNOB
Vaguely represented Ely with sun out TENUOUSLY