The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24853 - May 19, 2011

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"I'll put a girdle, round about the earth" to produce herb FLOWERPOT
Blow when a king and queen invade and become established TAKEROOT
Call heartless hero to account TALLYHO
Closed new part of hospital in recession DRAWN
Cross worked into a large church carpet AXMINSTER
Cruel woman's to continue without public relations OGRESS
Did land around motorway qualify? LIMIT
English like and care for cockney London EASTEND
English river suffered initially until nitrogen got removed DERWENT
Forward material item that supports philosophy BRAZEN
Freshly united pair hated former separation APARTHEID
Home help returning home to her Mumbai family INDIA
Just stop working when the pound's abandoned and run FAIR
Like a spear more readily cutting heads? I do for whales HARPOONER
Make half-baked and subject to criticism UNDERFIRE
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One absorbed by children's programmes? SPROG
One mustn't begin sport with no plan and so this manual ensures plain sailing PORTOLANO
One's into jazz group TRIAD
Plant stalk came up from the ground DOGROSE
Play with family and regal wrangling KINGLEAR
Please speak formally around court — a degree of excellence is required here DOCTORATE
Potato sounded to be of poor condition TATTY
Remove odd bits of sandwich and drink ROUNDDOWN
Rook's after outstanding tree ACER
Scene of disturbance in bar with enraged drunk BEARGARDEN
Six balls and dismissed: that's me done OVERANDOUT
Spit out stone about to be swallowed on to one side of plate EJECT
Times Editor's leader shows what not to do on a paper of record ERASE
Tom fixes sailing boat with a little canvas? THUMBNAILSKETCH
Try to cut down, seeing nth bottle cracked TIGHTENONESBELT