The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24414 - December 21, 2009

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A British bird AUK
A Buddhist taking part regularly in review AUDIT
A small part of relief work CAMEO
Baseball player reverses cap BACKSTOP
Beer with a bit of a head? Dash round! BROWNALE
Build up a team of rowers that's sound ACCRUE
Comparatively feeble Carthaginian striking cold queen PUNIER
Compassionate and at first cock-a-hoop? CARING
Complaint of illustrator about South London area TENNISELBOW
Conference centre for Birmingham expert first of all INDABA
Desired outcome of scrap END
Frank, scratching head, put on record for dance ONESTEP
Group of four fish, fourth in a series TETRAD
High-class prizes coming up TOPDRAWER
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Impressive gift is found in entrance area CHARISMA
Marshal has met odd war poet EDWARDTHOMAS
Millions tucked into English crackers and cheese EMMENTAL
Navy leaving up-to-date motor ship some comms kit MODEMS
Noise made by rapper with short cane at end of act RATTAT
Not likely to see von Braun set off UNOBSERVANT
Rum, for example, Linda's drunk ISLAND
School game players taking sides? That's the spirit! SCHNAPPS
Silver-tongued European made advances, skirting old question ELOQUENT
Stick suitable for children and right for scientist PASTEUR
Vigorous tenor carelessly ignoring penultimate song TRENCHANT
Wild one extremely angry after meal's not cooked TEARAWAY
Wrinkled sprite's broken reed PUCKERED
York's people who cast around for little people in books THEBORROWERS