The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23775 - December 4, 2007

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As role of Morse was to become in friendlier times? THAWS
Brighter, keener hack is keeping pass on BEADIER
Character from fairy tale rough sounding Poles related RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Drink ruined old army boy BLOODYMARY
Duck underneath stick being short of muscle GLUTEAL
Exaggerated composer's role in lifting party OVERDID
Have new delivery rounds? WETTHEBABYSHEAD
Hector's returning to pinch Jack's dessert SYLLABUB
Male pornographic book featured in play and picture THEBLUEBOY
Man after a kiss accepted proposition AXIOM
Messenger marks present's wrapping HERMES
No chicken (even if headless) BOLD
Not just yellow cigar, also brown fag ends WRONG
Official move to turn off failing messaging system VOICEMAIL
One sampling pub spirits DJINN
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Physicist's hesitant refusal to get into bunk with one BERNOULLI
Pretty couples in court get divorced CUTE
Progressed through stream with one teacher SWAMI
Record broken by a British runner, one waiting in ranks? CABDRIVER
Rely on family for vital supply BLOODBANK
Risk damaged heel visiting Queen's birthplace BETHLEHEM
Seafood starter knocked off by ex ORMER
Smear black stuff on jacket BLURB
Sweethearts get line in verse out specially TRUELOVES
Teaching graduates computing in one-room apartment BEDSIT
This has plot penned by a woman ADAMBEDE
Took out fresh seed to dry DESTROYED
Welcome back, as brief does attorney here READMIT
Words finishing off stricken voice box ENVOI
Youth college in US backed over place for Africans TIMBUCTOO