The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4545 by Dean Mayer - July 7, 2013

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Clues Answers
&12 Stirring first line, hence a part of this introduction? [4-word answer] SPACETHE
A duke arranges lectures ADDRESSES
A short stump up a tree ASPEN
Bowl — it chiefly contains fruit LITCHI
Dead butterflies conduct electricity through this EXTENSIONLEAD
Devilish clue in 22, possibly LUCIFERIAN
Empty water tower, inverted GUT
Every second of prog rock confirms its esoteric background ROOTS
Folded film initially confused military force MAILEDFIST
Foul is even — odd is not foul INOFFENSIVE
Harp on about bandaging one after injury HARMONICA
Light show? FAIR
Loud transport's sound? No FRAIL
Mischief-maker tossed old flower pots over house ROBINGOODFELLOW
Clues Answers
Mostly ordinary girl NORMA
Movement of bass in jazzy music CUBISM
One nose visible under ex-pupil's old hat OBSOLESCENT
Resinous material in vinyl acetate LAC
Run into boy cooking piece of bacon LARDON
Run through really unusual sort of story ALLEGORY
See 10 FINALFRONTIER
Sharp cry KEEN
Something that's blown up — leaves frantically? (1,5,2,1,6) ASTORMINATEACUP
Soprano leaves crude manuscript for composer BRAHMS
Sound of thunder — bet it's extremely rare RAWSTEAK
VIP, as it were, topless — wot a babe! SEXPOT
Where you'd find a diamond in the rough? BALLPARK
You might say I'm in a hurry to find land RUSSIA