The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24779 - February 22, 2011

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Bird presently standing between spades and tailor's iron SNOWGOOSE
Bring back the birch? This might achieve it REAFFORESTATION
Crook pursuing crown court official TIPSTAFF
Delight shown by bishop leaving church land GLEE
Developing area? It's long a wistful remembrance NOSTALGIA
Expression of surprise about a vehicle that's in Cuba HAVANA
Ferocious end of conflict — soldier about to die, head blown off TIGERISH
Fish taken with chips but no fine wine RIESLING
Grouse, perhaps, though possibly nap is on time GAMEBIRD
In Gordonstoun it educates one UNITED
It's represented to some as notedly majestic MAESTOSO
Lacking note buried inside record of meeting MINUTES
Lasting way of showing toleration ENDURING
Maudlin literature boss chucked over rock SOBSTUFF
Native American woman accepting rings without question IROQUOIS
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Natural situation of competitive rower, say INNATE
Old spy's aim to reassemble collections of essays SYMPOSIA
One may be burning to express contempt! EFFIGY
Prophet a Welshman rejected SEER
Source of report being written about Australian native MAROON
Sussex tern always welcomed from abroad EXTERNAL
They all go out, old flame having changed tune EXEUNT
Two kings embracing universal splendour GRANDEUR
Uncharacteristic, a state bordering on bogus pity ATYPICAL
Unoccupied towards end of play, start to eat INACTIVE
Venerable American, one whose name was John? AUGUSTUS
Way to replace prow of vessel, making it watertight STAUNCH
Work by US writer about to settle across the road? OPPOSITE
Yorkshire chap whose daughter replaces traveller's son DALESMAN