The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24624 - August 24, 2010

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A return of service a long way out AFAR
As a rule, it has involved harmony around head of Commonwealth MONARCHY
Attending to tree on street, initially ATFIRST
Buzzer loud, hence complaint BEEF
Clean one piece of furniture — that's generous CHARITABLE
Even Guy de Maupassant reaches these conclusions YET
Explorer found sailor sleeping like a baby? CABOT
Expression repeatedly used by quartermaster, maybe TERM
Fair target for uncle, presumably? AUNTSALLY
For example, missiles heard in island group SEYCHELLES
Gall Tories awfully as Parliamentarian LEGISLATOR
Helping female lawyer cut working PORTION
I recited Frost, say, or Keats and Yeats, for example EYERHYME
Jest upset this queen's consort? TOM
Knife, for example, damaged one paw WEAPON
Lack of excitement as doctor gets off duty, finally MONOTONY
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Not bound to be ruined UNDONE
Recently picked farm-worker up in front of hospital FRESH
Remove vehicles, reversing at back of depot SUBTRACT
Reported within family RELATED
Rook and duck protected by another bird — and another HERON
Send up wages staff pocketed PARODY
Showing brilliance when extra time is added in game SHINTY
Stand-off in centre of political power NUMBERTEN
Take legal action, appealing after pressure increased PROSECUTE
Total hospitality, one hopes, arranged around university OPENHOUSE
Ultimate criterion that's read before turning over a new leaf BOTTOMLINE
Way in which new cuts blessed person, relatively DONOR
What if learner turned into such a dunce? HALFWIT
Where students could get food, say, in past BUTTERY
While away the time, initially, as engineer WATT