The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 24520 - April 24, 2010

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Abbreviated description of, say, Broadway's old tavern court INNYARD
Boxers — one plucked hair, delivering unpleasant punishment SHORTSHARPSHOCK
Bringing comfort with pound, as loan shark's cross for a second LUXURIOUS
Capital, singular, fur coats MINSK
Constant backing for different networks ETERNAL
Farsi song or poem's kept back in expectation of complaint PROGNOSIS
Fastener to flourish when clipped DOWEL
Glass, china blocks joined between the edges OPALINE
Having nothing on end snake dance MAMBO
Having nothing on ends snake dance NAKEDNESS
He died some distance from China, pierced by English daggers OBELI
Healthy one performing great number NONILLION
Last of course to go out for the interval NINTH
Legal officer's bungle overlooking a fine, it arises MUFTI
Likelihood team's opening pair have got out? EVENS
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Movement at grass-roots level a great electoral success LANDSLIDE
Muck in conclusion I'm surprised to find in ground LENDAHAND
Nil-all and one-each replays: senseless repetition ECHOLALIA
Noble element love turning up to vote XENON
One cracking gags — or saying it's better not to? SILENCEISGOLDEN
Oral promise: that would-be bride hopes to make it up! AISLE
Particular person, on reflection briefly, short and plump for a queen NITPICKER
Poser sinks bottom right in the dessert! PSEUD
Railing's causing injury OFFENCE
Ranks novel about a poorly revolutionary, describing it? ORWELLIAN
Rep leaves complaint, making member of family carp ROACH
Sort of food almost everyone, surprisingly, eats these days OVENREADY
Spoon-feed butter NANNY
Steer dogs past wide swamp OVERWHELM
Turning back on immorality, a flash western Lothario WOMANISER