The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24509 - April 12, 2010

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... — volunteers — to races round circuit in military display TATTOO
A serviceman assigned to the people's protection ARMOUR
Acceptable to snigger in the street? It's offensive! ONSLAUGHT
Almoner's oratory misrepresented honorary title ASTRONOMERROYAL
Beetle leaving mark on sailor SCARAB
City appears extremely small through glasses OSLO
Control girl's credit JOYSTICK
Denied having popped off after receiving broadcast DISOWNED
Denies cubs have been damaged by earth movement SUBSIDENCE
Diatribe from bore, getting in paddy regularly TIRADE
Flag is seen all round the state IRIS
Force centres out of sort of apple and of lemon COERCION
He sends up gun, one put down in days of yore PARODIST
He won't be late, travelling by rail and road after the end of June EARLYBIRD
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Man and wife settled originally in the Isles HEBRIDES
Man attracting soldiers (the Isle, that is) ... TIMOR
Mice — billions are blind BLACKEYES
New York hobo and Cork boy connected somehow (2,4,2,2,5) BYHOOKORBYCROOK
Place for kids to buy lunch is unusual, but not new YOUTHCLUB
Plant — something offered for sale to America LOTUS
Reminiscent of the past, concierge retires after page leaves RETRO
Returns chips COUNTERS
Ruined castle old couple circumnavigate in competition OBSTACLERACE
Sign, say, turned up on car GEMINI
Somewhere to sleep with a girl BERTHA
Son who behaved very deceitfully — biblical book contains the account JACOB
Thickening of skin affecting horse, produced by maize CORNONTHECOB
Treasury tags, for instance, are still spoken of STATIONERY