The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24757 - January 27, 2011

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A substance less pleasant to older folks, perhaps AGIST
Aggressive campaign, becoming nasty in another part of speech OFFENSIVE
Banter hard to take in eatery CHAFF
Breaking and entering tool used by diminutive thief PICKPOCKET
End of rule in a British area, in a manner of speaking ABDICATION
Ends rejected by me and others with common sense MOTHERWIT
Ethnic food is tucked into mainly where it's cooked IRISHSTEW
Fine for American resulting from conclusions of grand jury DANDY
Heading for interior across river, for a start INTRO
How teams changed, just a bit SOMEWHAT
Independent source of electricity, perhaps, in country FREELANCE
Inspiring poem penned by great talent GIFT
Interviewed after operation in free bed I'd organised DEBRIEFED
It's unpredictable around monarch in court CHANCERY
Mediocre grade in school leading to academic qualification GAMMA
Mostly like poem, one about upsetting change INVERSION
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Musically adapts English composer's pieces, alternating with jazz music ARRANGES
Old coin and piece of iron one used in experiment GUINEAPIG
Paper cut in Irish house DAIL
Performance by five players in West End debacle TROUT
Picture how someone may work and struggle MOVIE
Red article found in clubs and pubs CINNABAR
Report from period of economic growth BOOM
Represented as a no-win situation? DRAWN
Standards judges imposed on so-called Communist BENCHMARKS
Stick to line drawing PASTEL
Structure one part of basic education in unusually weak form FRAMEWORK
They leave multinational association in next reshuffle EXEUNT
To refer to view, repeatedly stating this location SITE
Very European place in France, another in Italy VENICE
Well-known demonstrator getting bail after change of heart PROVERBIAL
What I could stand for in period in exile IODINE