The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25198 - June 25, 2012

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"Battle" almost describes potty game WATERPOLO
A large number, nearly all in administration REGIMEN
Aims often set out in this MANIFESTO
Annoyed after golf club medal IRONCROSS
Article on more complex proposition that has been proved THEOREM
Auction, first of many in state capital SALEM
Band of gold artist put round part of the trunk ORCHESTRA
Blush over a right-winger being deliberately offensive DEROGATORY
Brave face social worker put on GALLANT
Breed fish, reportedly RAISE
Caught with peculiar instrument SNAREDRUM
Caustic lime ultimately found on rat, for example ERODENT
Clean frock DRESS
Destruction, dreadful out in Iran RUINATION
Difficult getting round in store HOARD
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Dramatist's adage about husband SHAW
Drink associated with old Victorian tramp? SUNDOWNER
Drug supplied by Trust — rheum treated TRUTHSERUM
Floor of drain in need of repair NADIR
In this one's after a mate, though there are no men to be seen BLINDFOLDCHESS
Informal note about a runner CANDIDATE
It's wrong to charge bloke stealing one vegetable GLOBEARTICHOKE
One in a tub, or one in a crate? AVIATOR
Pass across entrance to hilly copse THICKET
Perfect example in beginning of early religious book EPITOME
Slow or fast time set by leader in Olympics LENTO
Soil shortage duke ignored EARTH
Top copy plus ten APEX
Unknown number fired from outside, non-stop ETERNAL
Willow — exceptionally large one seen approaching centre of Limerick OSIER