The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4418 - January 30, 2011

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Clues Answers
'Carry On Father' (French version) contains cut PERSEVERE
... and host runs away in skimpy underwear THONG
... and some others touched nuts and bananas CRACKERS
20 not starting to attack fall guy SCAPEGOAT
A programme's introduction - one with stars on many buzzers! APIARIES
After work I took drug to aid rest OPIATE
Biting small cakes TARTS
Complaint from Sun and theatre's touring without approval HEATSTROKE
Dishy thing coming back in a tiara ... RAITA
Exercise and sport in the country PERU
Game the Windies are presumably good at? DRAUGHTS
Heartless opera with endless song all about a person in it SOPRANO
Improved a layer? BETTER
In store men displayed fresh soup MINESTRONE
Label on an unknown game? This takes the biscuit! BRANDYSNAP
Clues Answers
Lacking hint of sun man won't do this! TAN
Leaders of orchestra ban obnoxious electric instrument OBOE
Learnt to play the horn ANTLER
Left off slip in part of church APSE
Lively beer is right on time! ALERT
Muscles ultimately required to stop prisoner's bolt ABSCOND
Musical composition featuring gun in final part - this one CANNON
Mysterious and strange Serbian cult INSCRUTABLE
Police staff left for Turkey - and then it's a meal! TRUNCHEON
Pressure to be worse off after shopping here? SUPERSTORE
Put gold round a blade OAR
Rests at home - then travels abroad INTERVALS
Silly stab at trick that's hard to understand ABSTRUSE
Snappy type shooting off about those over 30? SPEEDCAMERA
Start to talk then regret being honest TRUE