The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24428 - January 7, 2010

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A lord watches bats in a stately home CASTLEHOWARD
A top university originally lit by gas in a Mexican city ACAPULCO
About to wield a spade? Without love it's demeaning INFRADIG
ARP signal everyone understood ALLCLEAR
Bird caught approaching Peak District river COLLAREDDOVE
Boffins say bosses must comprehend acceleration due to gravity EGGHEADS
Cheat making good in the end FINAGLE
Fighters proverbially tackle skinny criminal KILKENNYCATS
First-class men required as spies AGENTS
Garb for Yanks or Limeys capturing guerrilla leader BRITCHES
Gold sweet BULLSEYE
Handle almost essential for one living in America PAWNEE
Italian madam not opening books in the dark IGNORANT
Lamb, lacking wings, failed to ascend ELIA
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Land required by Alessandro Manzoni OMAN
Pest in a blue gym slip MEALYBUG
Picture making one wise after sin? Not entirely ENVISAGE
Playful poet with old hat concealing rabbit LARKINGABOUT
Remaining on top OVER
Repeatedly note central London is fool's paradise LALALAND
Scolded, undergo assessment BERATED
Sexual relations at first to get in way of transport CARNAL
Stop her composing part of ode STROPHE
Swindler not even in team SIDE
Translate in various countries? Not I! CONSTRUE
Weird foreign article — last bit of litter in dump ELDRITCH
Willing learner with an Asian ensemble GAMELAN
Young swimmer's entered without resistance FREELY