The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23585 - April 26, 2007

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A floozie from the right part of Oklahoma TULSA
Africans heartily eat too much cheese RICOTTA
Bind diamonds with piece of cloth DRAG
Birthday hamper in since Thursday FORTIETH
Butler finishes off murder with nice blunt instrument RHETT
Charles de Gaulle maybe left on boat after broadcast AIRPORT
Derelict urban housing lowered in East End TUMBLEDOWN
Dramatist penning note for high-flying singer ORTOLAN
Duke: not the first duke ELLINGTON
Earl least adaptable, having no standing ALLSEATER
Fluid spilled amid rite ruined religious festival EIDULFITR
Leaderless Beeb let loose UNTIE
Legal right to accomplish something without resistance DROIT
Letter left with youth - his first LANDLADY
Much pinched? Warn thief to reform WAFERTHIN
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No Wordsworth or Poe in accompaniment to Lamb MINORPOET
Not fancying article on girl that's untailored OFFTHEPEG
Novel English roughly spoken in this country THECORALISLAND
Novel peer: he clocks up the air miles? LORDOFTHEFLIES
Number that's chosen at random by golfer? ANYOLDIRON
Old king's quiet word of sympathy SHAH
One has elevated wife in place of divorce OWNER
Players under direction made defensive move CASTLED
Reciprocal agreement on trade initially huge success TWOWAY
RU loaned ground where marks are no longer called for, nor punts made EUROLAND
Rum issue: more or less given? ODDSON
Shipment that chauffeur can make? CARGO
The 'keep all the ugly bits' school of fiction? HOGWARTS
Trouble's beset one for so long ADIOS
Very good, seemingly, that stolen rings get lost HOPIT