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1. Characters following those of this tendency make enemy of the States Ans trend
2. Food laid without caviare upset the old king Ans George
3. Tree, nominally cut down, protected by objector Ans Cinnamon
4. 'I am English. I am' - note in hearing for which no record exists Ans Time immemorial

2. Food laid without caviare upset the old king Ans George

Food laid - EGG
without - (outside)
Caviare - ROE

upset = anagram

3. Tree, nominally cut down, protected by objector Ans Cinnamon


Tree - CINNAMON

Nominally cut down IN NAM(E)

protected - (inside)

objector - CON

4. 'I am English. I am' - note in hearing for which no record exists Ans Time immemorial

Hearing - TRIAL (around)

I am English - IME
I am - IM
Note - MEMO

Time immemorial = for which no record exists

Actually, "time immemorial" has a specific meaning in English law. It means "before the accession of Richard I in 1189. It was established under the reign on Edward I in 1275 that anyone who could prove that they held land before this date was entitled to retain the title to the land; if they couldn't show this, they had to prove the entitlement otherwise (I think!)

apologies was only working with the clue

...but no longer the case, apparently - see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_immemorial

We posted at the same time, mamya - I wasn't intending to criticise your definition.

No problem, it must be what the Times intend it to mean I suppose.