The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25700 - February 3, 2014

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Abandoning West, mature soldiers are first to form up again REGROUP
Academic receiving king in cosy hall, perhaps SCHOLARLY
After putting together properly, sell paired footwear ESPADRILLE
Alcoholic spirit extremists pinched from garrison ARRACK
Antagonise sergeant in manoeuvres ESTRANGE
Aristo turns tail, seeing inventor of dynamite NOBEL
Artist's mother's ruin brought about in unidentified island ANNIGONI
Companion's whim to go topless? That's risky CHANCY
Damaging one's shins is crazy! BARKING
Duck served in club on pine vessel? LONGBOAT
Firm action bringing welcome reduction in drug abuse? CRACKDOWN
Force whose aim is to undermine villains? CONSTRAIN
Grassy area affording shelter, it's said LEA
Head off Oriental following behind ASTERN
Increase cost of physical exercise HIKE
It may incapacitate oarsman after preliminary trial HEATSTROKE
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It's partly symbolic only in the Eastern church ICON
Neck, or side of face CHEEK
Occur over a period of time ERA
Old politician's toupee referred to by Speaker WHIG
One coming up with right work to occupy model PROPOSER
One more article on him, do we infer? ANOTHER
Oppressive rule: not white, by the sound of it YOKE
Polish ambassador embraced by former nurse SHEEN
Powerful illumination of swamp land FLOODLIGHT
Question and answer overwhelming old primate GORILLA
Refuge, as found in a French department mostly OASIS
Supporter given authority to provide intelligence BRAINPOWER
Sweetener a key daily demanded to stop wrongdoing SACCHARIN
Talk at length about English Liberal clergyman PRELATE
The writer's love movie showing poor vision MYOPIC