The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25248 - August 22, 2012

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A run scored? GLISSANDO
Authority, one very slightly in debt? POWER
Block trouble between male and female couple HEADOFF
Blunder into insulting overhead feature STRIPLIGHTING
Computing feature good, though causing irritation? ITCHING
Creature that's slithery as other warm snakes EARTHWORM
Curlew's last seen in dappled shade of chestnut tree ROWAN
Cut through hair for bay THEWASH
Drop in support, as one not yet qualified TRAINEE
Emperor beats a retreat, to some extent TSAR
For whom abuse warranted, holding job where limits not observed? TRAFFICWARDEN
It's about passing flavour around TASTING
Look over bottom that's round and sticking out LOBED
Newspaper cutting, our leader written up, placed in jeopardy PERIODICAL
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Nice item PARTICULAR
Odd marines dispersing, as no order given? RANDOMISED
Old document, liberating act (anagram) MAGNACARTA
Play three times and four times, perhaps? SEPARATETABLES
Prayer wheels start to move, then crack CARMELITE
Privileged few entertaining first of representatives, little time for gathering HARVEST
Puzzle solver? REBUS
Redeployed here, go to infiltrate military position, as one of four in group GEORGEHARRISON
Sink old coat in river POTOMAC
Soundly criticized character, she retained hope PANDORA
Source of light that's underground BULB
Speaking of misery, stop! WHOA
Suspect fish has swallowed girl SMELLARAT
Theory, one still without foundation IDEA