The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24908 - July 22, 2011

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Attendant finds messenger outside front of theatre COURTIER
Club serving meal starts with turkey roast for fifty TRUNCHEON
Come with a gymslip prepared for sporting festival OLYMPICGAMES
Easter holiday's starting off, creating some pressure PASCAL
Extra piece added by tired author RIDERHAGGARD
First thing learner needs to go over again to be properly educated LITERATE
Furious at receiving notice? The opposite HEATED
Invite the rich to show restraint TETHER
Lawyer attending sporting event not for the top people ATTORNEY
Mineral analysed by X-rays, cunningly probed by academic SARDONYX
Note embroidery covering central bit of altar CROTCHET
Offender possibly rode? WRONGDOER
Officer to make tweak having lost second soldier? ADJUTANT
Old footballer becomes unsettled OWING
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Page in Indian paper CREPE
Purportedly good sailor bootlegging PIRATING
Reading short introduction to rambling letter LESSOR
Sailor facing ruin after capsize — OT man called by God ABRAM
Servant? Her having this may distract her lord and master! MINION
Sir Henry's musical partner from somewhere in Birmingham LADYWOOD
Supporting nature-worshipper, I had turned up on street as evangelist PROPAGANDIST
Time imprisoned in a squalid place may be exaggerated STAGEY
Tip for cricketer on the off side POINT
To get stuck in spring party can be a form of torture STRAPPADO
Trick with drink and perfume keeping one lustful CONCUPISCENT
Variable saint — a male beast inside PARAMETER
With monarch intervening Parliament would be put off track DERAIL
Writer needs pen initially to get going PROUST