The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24447 - January 29, 2010

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As a learner, am sent down, having wasted a term — here? ALMAMATER
By agreement knocking off criminal is creating gratification SENSUAL
Concerned with black poet turning less interesting DRABBER
Fatal day, behind hospital screens HIDES
From measure of energy usage, black mark put down? CARBONFOOTPRINT
Generous husband? Even more than that HANDSOME
Give order to us, yet for certain we can do what we like ITSAFREECOUNTRY
Good amateur, but he makes lots of pairs GLOVER
Having babies' portion, but put weight on WHELPING
In China oddly cold these days for one that loves the heat CICADA
In fight stabbed with iron, this thin? WAFER
Issue anorak when it turns mostly cold on the front CHILDREN
King's Chapel not opening — signal to stop ETHELRED
Left in terrible shape at end of illness — that's unfortunate HAPLESS
Look sound — one on the way up STAIR
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Medicine once a school subject, briefly PHYSIC
One's puffed up with the wind, and suffers earache? LUGSAIL
Pains that follow witches' toil? TROUBLE
Side in green, during a long period? No, blue EVERTON
Soldiers' flash device GISMO
Songbird holds note — it may be hanging in the air CATENARY
Sparkling stuff hard to find in one of a set of books MICAH
Spies monarch shortly in fur MOLESKIN
Start to choose a dog, say, to keep in the city CAPETOWN
To assault a contemptible man is instinctive KNEEJERK
To grab is naff — leave a bit SNAFFLE
Very small creature decapitated on motorway MINIMAL
Wader is first to trip in layer of mud STILT
Was material recovered from pirate den? PERTAINED
With words, make puns and continue having fun PLAYON