The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25712 - February 17, 2014

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Accommodating a large number of Romans with permit AMENABLE
Awfully dicy poet ready to go into print COPYEDIT
Caught bird, ie chicken CRAVEN
Combination of insect and mammal that's used in test CRICKETBAT
Escape route that was fatal for Icarus FLIGHTPATH
From bow of dinghy, Indian greeting Arab vessel DHOW
Going round the world, love tribal dancing ORBITAL
Having alighted from vehicle out of sight of house OFFSTAGE
Heartless war, and other things, hard for unfortunate person WRETCH
It sheltered Greeks walking from Piraeus to Athens STOA
Labourers making lots of ships, including another five NAVVIES
Leader in mapmaking, original creator MERCATOR
Learner, constantly maturing, operating speculatively LEVERAGING
Living area somewhat protected by cover HABITAT
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Operated minimally out of second English port TICKEDOVER
Person vying with others to excel, initially, in uniform CONTESTANT
Rascal not breaking law, it's suggested IMPLICIT
Solemn person put in point that aids recovery after breakdown TOWLINE
Something precious most unusually included in what we inherit GEMSTONE
Sporting about article that's coming through okay WEATHERING
Tope that is swallowing minute fish IMBIBE
Tory leader not really represented in open-minded way TOLERANTLY
Was familiar with Kafka's first novel KNEW
Wench did as ordered between rounds? SANDWICHED
What do you make of switched words of welcome? INCOME
What tourists do in spot after spot SIGHTSEE
What's three, four, or five, divided by one or two? PAIR
Work for many performers or a small group around ring ORATORIO