The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4451 by Jeff Pearce - September 18, 2011

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Control the affairs of unpleasant court DIRECT
Criminal? 26 on this won't make a decision! FENCE
Decent rugby player about to make a comeback PROPER
English monarch carrying handle with lines for craftsman ENAMELLER
Extremely hungry birds outside Oxford University RAVENOUS
Focussing attention on notice before landing SPOTLIGHTING
Harshly criticise fold wanting one electronic organ PANCREAS
I find leg looking rotten in the covers? FIELDING
If this, MD becomes master and it's a terrible thing! DISASTER
It's a piece of cake being an artist's model SITTER
It's great being related to the stars ASTRONOMICAL
Lightly touch steward forgetting one cheap drink TAPWATER
Mallard, perhaps, starts to eat nuts and edges round trap ENGINE
Mark's right to pester BADGER
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Neat square STRAIGHT
Oarsman in trouble in republic SANMARINO
Repeatedly use a cloth over jelly AGARAGAR
Rock star runs inside to get something for his guitar STRING
Roots about trunk TORSO
Run over someone in a crowd scene EXTRA
Scholar has a vehicle in street SAVANT
Ship used as escort — Victory travelling to Crete without it CORVETTE
Singer's banter in church CHAFFINCH
Spies endlessly go off with an Egyptian to get their stuff ESPIONAGE
Stick up a number of times for old school punishment SIXOFTHEBEST
Still it can shock and ruin the reception STATIC
Tory leader of Grantham at a dance CONGA
You want a great deal of odour and elegance? Spray this around! EAUDECOLOGNE