The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 25317 - November 10, 2012

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Bell's note we hear TENOR
Can shop talk be mistaken for praise? SLAPONTHEBACK
Detail — duty regularly incorporating long, arduous task DEPICT
Drug discovered by docked boat involved in instant ban EMBARGO
I am sober, for a change, after fine brandy FRAMBOISE
Judges in muddle, not the first to be taken in by fools ASSESSES
Law covering eg subsidence DECREASE
Left-winger nearly finds striker in box in second game REMATCH
Literary genre recalled, penned by prolific scribbler SCIFI
Make notes about Conservative chopping and changing? SWITCHING
Morse, perhaps, making short list INVENTOR
Old worker's irritation after losing head ANTIQUE
Reject rather sordid information held by PC DATABASE
Scotsman touring Ulster must be mad MANIC
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Secret I discovered in pants I put with trousers SURREPTITIOUS
Show fear over, say, your words of tribute PANEGYRIC
Snake over crack in wall giving shelter WINDBREAK
Spooner's looked-after soldiers — those in theatre, originally? FIRSTNIGHTERS
Still, to some extent, having a final twist in the tail QUIET
Story by journalist — one about blocking a mobile alert? ARTICLE
Striking is clever? Just the opposite NOTABLE
Study reward CONSIDERATION
Swimmer's stupid to go across river OARFISH
Tap on shoulder could be object of terror BUGBEAR
Train men get, going back into the city after retiring CORTEGE
Two grand to stop chap selling shares becoming a bum BEGGAR
We hear the kids made the tea BREWED
What river could be about to boil? SEETHE