The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24988 - October 24, 2011

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Clues Answers
Bird that's even harder to shoot than eagle ALBATROSS
Brains having information one exploits GENIUSES
Businessman at office entertained by connoisseur FINANCIER
Capital and state on opposite sides of continent WASHINGTON
Clearly showing it's so, even when modified OSTENSIVE
Consistent source of funds in board activity CHANGELESS
Extract from novel I thought a work of art LITHO
Famous violin performs fast movements the wrong way STRAD
Fatally hit when express appears, crossing line SLAY
Island turned over court, with another island providing grounds for trial ACTIONABLE
It's primarily destructive, spreading it on leaf DEFOLIANT
Lack of originality shown by special interests TRITENESS
Marginal organization included in British policy BORDERLINE
Models needing adjustment on rare occasions SELDOM
Mostly consider article incomplete and weak THIN
Not the first film with story about King and I TALKIE
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Part in opera Callas initially rejected ARIA
Part of building fell FLOOR
Pay attention — conversion of Roman numeral's wrong by factor of five LISTEN
Queen's lover left ring in window LANCELOT
Seek reward as boxer, say, part of target for rookie BEGINNER
Show fear as pacifist when cut QUAKE
Son almost completely evil SINFUL
Spy chief and I spread out, badly shot MISPLAYED
Steady business FIRM
This is extremely visible, turning round what it orbits VENUS
Thoroughly clean key dipped in acid SCOUR
Total saint taken in by politician? It's hard to believe TALLSTORY
What Amsterdam has more than one of? Correct AMEND
What polite waiter is doing that's unique, eg taking peculiar order QUEUEING
Wicked spirit was rebuffed DEVIL
With a yes, oddly, I put in my return without difficulty EASYMONEY