The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25070 - January 27, 2012

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A bit of swimming in Scottish port no good for one LENGTH
A custom briefly binding China to US state ABUDHABI
Almost all butter's fit for posh bread BAGUETTE
American's sweet daughter's left leg in gully CANYON
Bookish plays with nothing edited out that you'd put on to finish off KIBOSH
Catch champ close to despair in tense affair NAILBITER
Catching game in heart of poor region Down Under OTAGO
Composer with neither energy nor time for informal affairs BIZ
Country some distance from China with old secret police chief LIBERIA
Criminal keeps moving safe CASTIRON
Don't have entirely standard urban location PARTOWN
Draw in muscles on heavenly body ABSORB
Gain this when guard's heading off? ENTRY
Get intoxicated, long after beer having run out BEWITCH
Green light from molten rock containing gold pennies, reflecting APPROVAL
I'll cut off ungrateful daughter, being doomed GONER
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In modern times, those in front make fast progress ADVANCEMENT
Local church body embracing appeal to the West NATIVE
Material band recalled in book at intervals OBI
Middlesex's opener with duck after a Lord's dismissal — one caught here? MIDON
Nude shot back to collect women's briefs UNDERWEAR
Passing fancy, very much a description of close relationship? HANDINGLOVE
People going for promotion gather round head of department ADMASS
Poet and singer flying home LARKIN
Poor person's shelter all but closed up HAVENOT
Pulse is fast, with sickness not coming to an end LENTIL
See a show — head down to the centre in N American city VANCOUVER
Travel to Rio resolved to work with singers ILTROVATORE
Unfortunate soldiers in range of capture without resistance REGRETTABLE
What's needed by florist looking up address for gentleman SIR
Wrap last agenda item up BOA
WW1 bomb ace dead WHIZZBANG