The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24926 - August 12, 2011

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Brisk pace mostly adopted by staff nurse MATRON
Combat ruin, getting in right mess here? WARDROOM
Containers of compost gardener initially obtains on line GROWBAGS
Detective work: hunt down missing husband CASE
Duos rendering songs with power PAIRS
English novelist, man of letters for the modern age? EMAILER
Hand out a soft drink about middle of afternoon APPORTION
In school clear up nasty smell STENCH
In speech shopkeeper is more vulgar GROSSER
Instrument out of tune in Elgar concerto ELECTRONICORGAN
Leader struggles to contain western islands LEEWARD
Live entertainment thus gets a bit of a laugh in Scottish island MUSICHALL
Mark time after retiring? Terrific MEGA
Mother and father are in such a state PARENTHOOD
Moving display given by actor performing in style MOTORCADE
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Nine owls flying about where it's high and cold SNOWLINE
Our last king's appeal for courage and determination GRIT
Perhaps a Crufts winner fails to finish piece of meat NOISETTE
Photo sent for development immediately ONTHESPOT
Port should be kept in bottle, I think LEITH
Present award, say, for business initiative ENTERPRISE
Servant's to offer help feeding people HANDMAIDEN
Shoe tree oddly unsuitable as present HERE
Sound quality of broadcast about preserving old railway TIMBRE
Stuck in marshy ground, Magwitch wants large drink MIRABELLE
Type of garment one shortened by mistake SLIPON
Unhappy, being left to open French and Spanish wines MALCONTENT
Using dictionary, checks graffitist's spelling of "school"? LOOKSUP
Writer still cherished among foremost of Scotland's top novelists STEVENSON