The Times - Cryptic February 23 2010 crossword clues & answers

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The Times - Cryptic Feb 23 2010

Clue	Answer
101-letter question — answer comes up as "connected with water"	AQUATIC
Bit of maize revealed by my new horse	CORNCOB
Book 8	RESERVE
Closure imminent when pressure's dropped	ENDING
Control number of carriages allowed in halt	RESTRAINT
Courageous flag-captain	HARDY
Cover again checks on river	REINSURE
Creature randomly chooses her bra	HORSESHOECRAB
Dickens, with reason, died only once	DEUCE
Draw near a very quiet fish	APPROACH
Examination of some quango in government	GOINGOVER
Flier advertising very innovative academy that only recently opened	AVIATOR
Fruit tart I rejected, and fish sent back	PEANUT
Graph transferred from chapter I	PIECHART
Grieved horribly, becoming separate	DIVERGE
Houdini in trouble	HARRY
Imagined wrong is avenged	ENVISAGED
Object reserved but not finally suitable	DEMUR
Old university has to adapt, providing accommodation for people with higher degrees	ALMAMATER
Opposed to state's economics initially	AVERSE
Pop round, run over greater distance	FARTHER
Predict fish will be found in shop	BETRAY
Real thugs can bring this about	SLAUGHTER
Record I had turned up in church — I'm seen everywhere	EPIDEMIC
Solicitor has something to eat in pub	BEGGAR
Startled Turkish commander's on time	AGHAST
Temporarily abroad, lead is missing from show	FORTHEPRESENT
To a T? Just approximately — this is unfinished	TORSO
Tongue I savour — but not the Spanish version	IRISH
With the cards dealt to them, do bridge players fit together easily?	HANDSDOWN

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