The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24503 - April 5, 2010

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Accept lift TAKEUP
Ancient kingdom reflected in great roll NUBIA
Brute circling crop circles YAHOO
Capacitor in better order for vicar of Bray? TRIMMER
Catch up with Spanish runner unless extremely gloomy TENEBROUS
Cover for head of private and public transport GIBUS
Discharge in auditor's chamber RHEUM
Engineer may scorn NICAM and the like ACRONYMS
False move by state leads to tougher economic policy MISSTEP
Female securing a large African belt SAHEL
Grand US city raised dead duck GONER
Handle fuel block like this in first place SOBRIQUET
Head of Sport once breaking promise about rugby players SECONDROW
Head of worldwide agency being replaced by one old dramatist IONESCO
Healer with brown paper form given gas VINEGAR
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In the sea, most unusual to find sulphur BRIMSTONE
Junior minister abused after reforming party SUBDEACON
Ladder constantly left out for absconders RUNAWAYS
Louts hang out for violent attack ONSLAUGHT
Not a source of wealth? European one proposed NOMINEE
Paint work somewhere in Derbyshire GLOSSOP
Party-pooper like Scrooge losing pounds MISERY
Payment requiring careful thought CONSIDERATION
Penned by German novelist, introduction to Offenbach opera MANON
Police officer hugging tree sent up briefly INAWORD
Prophetic article taken from church HQ VATIC
Remarkable bird given time inside STARTLING
Sound heard: brass in Chinese accompaniment PLUMSAUCE
Spymaster involved in cracking cryptic clues with due caution CIRCUMSPECTLY
Stroke old coin SOLIDUS