The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4369 - February 21, 2010

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Absorbs gen and sits looking silly INGESTS
American, no revolutionary, not totally eager YANKEE
Bitterness shown by an agent, weary when back inside ASPERITY
Communist master is into old religious books MAOIST
Dismal doctor, one listening with little yen? DREARY
Ecstasy at a minimum with a more severe oriental person EASTERNER
Encourage, say, good cricket side EGGON
Female unwell and becoming frail FAILING
Fight over pay lacking heart, disorganised SCRAPPY
Get rid of examiner — test lousy — one hasn't succeeded! EXTERMINATE
Head's no head — an idiot! OAF
Hot air put across by father maliciously THERMAL
Hot one in dish maybe — or cold one CHILLI
I pack to go north, getting period by the sea MARITIME
In contest see Oxford University reach consistent level EVENOUT
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Lecturer one with shiny nose? Not good! DON
One settlement that's as good as it gets IDEAL
One very short book, look, about men who composed songs IVORNOVELLO
Our last king to have increased in stature? GROWN
Performer who may be calmer having grabbed a date SERENADER
Remorse in Cornish location when last of the characters has gone PENANCE
Saint discerns a false convert FRANCISDESALES
Sneering toughness associated with one Conservative IRONIC
Soldiers, awfully silent, sign up for duty again REENLIST
Sort of course about to be taken by new student REFRESHER
Stone in an entrance AGATE
Time when woman can't go into work because of a delivery MATERNITYLEAVE
What coteries could be ESOTERIC
What one may get with raiment so screwed up? STEAMIRON
What's the matter? A very loud broadcast AFFAIR