The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24470 - February 25, 2010

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Are they comparatively hard — to paint? NAILS
Artist covers island in yoghurt and cucumber RAITA
Dear Salvador half-embraces courtesan ODALISQUE
Decline to visit icy fell COLLAPSED
Diocese gets regular income from one good investment SIEGE
Firm date STEADY
From warm corner in valley, bird headed off INGLENOOK
Girl in turn is to move slowly and almost fast GWENDOLEN
Hang something in the playground SWING
Horrid situation, even speaking Greek HELLENE
Hotel has information identifying bomb-maker HYDROGEN
I'd flip stick, a rod for spinning DISTAFF
In love, disadvantage being old? That's worrying OMINOUS
Lambs he's slaughtered here? SHAMBLES
Millions root for socialist craftsman MORRIS
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Necessary to remain in place during most of Mass REQUISITE
Not healthy, swallowing last of meal with practised speed SLICKLY
Oarsmen learned to swim LEANDER
One working with string has go with line encased in metal STABLELAD
Parcel I put in luggage space, say, heading off on this? PACKAGEHOLIDAY
Physician needing to heal himself in practice? DRILL
Profited from hearing a secret AVAILED
Prompt to redevelop giant site INSTIGATE
Provide evidence for magistrate about unusual awareness BESPEAK
Showing amazement when ban is imposed over biassed presentation GASPING
Sizeable savings available here in colony: face some struggles ECONOMYOFSCALE
Tanned, showing sort of duskiness SUNKISSED
Trying to repeat a sharp sound APING
Waiting is all nasty? ONICE
War favours certain wines ROSES