The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24246 - June 8, 2009

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1 Split in church overwhelming priest in charge CREVICE
10 Standing stiffly, conductor listened to piano BOLTUPRIGHT
11 Make deduction to cover port that's substandard INFERIOR
12 Having left old state, soldier enters arcade LOGGIA
13 Sombre Australian's role in Hamlet GRAVEDIGGER
14 Sweeping extra study, accepting scant payment at first WIDESPREAD
15 Flat race possibly isn't long enough EVEN
16 Destroy monastic type adopting new rite OBLITERATE
17 Hesitation in a right toff's reasoning ... ARGUMENT
18 ... can put up charge for fertiliser NITRATE
18 Ballet teachers take the biscuit! NUTCRACKER
19 Cut down animal skin FELL
2 Midwest state camp, not well disposed ILLAFFECTED
20 Late riser told untruths about president LIEABED
21 Place of torment — for instance, Greece? HELLAS
22 Dullness of English girl housed by corporation TEDIUM
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23 Desire to get tipsy, say, after a university course APPETITE
24 Run round front of ruined farm building BYRE
25 Like those in perfect health? That's as may be ALLVERYWELL
26 Garland sure to be abandoned in free time LEI
27 Speaker's gift shopper rejected GAB
28 Disturbed sleep? It's something Romans accepted EPISTLE
29 Wanted: teacher for involvement in exploit DESIRED
3 African starling's neat attempt to circle rook OXBIRD
4 Weak-kneed footballer's cheap novel YELLOWBACK
5 Commonplace to smell drink daughter's imbibed HUMDRUM
5 With effort, draw college building, so to speak HAUL
6 Shaker's companion touring Pacific state also MOREOVER
7 Practical joke played by Scott Joplin? RAG
8 The name contrived for the simplest hydrocarbon METHANE
9 Scoundrel in Albert Square, a slippery type EEL
Salad plant bird and antelope both left unfinished CHICORY