The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25703 - February 6, 2014

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Brief notice about a theatre's first brain operation MENTATION
Consciousness I found in time, possibly SENTIENCE
Drink in front of club, missing last dance RUMBA
Drive back from river, then use public transport, going north REBUT
Exposed, thus affected by wind BLOWN
Extreme explanation of how parts of seesaw differ? INTENSE
Firm about piano choirs changed for another instrument HARPSICHORD
Flap like wings and tail of bantam ALARM
Foreigner has a right to a lawyer ALIEN
Form of carbon that might be useful in dating? DIAMOND
Having problem with account that's exaggerated OVERDRAWN
Miraculous stuff dropped from article by German writer MANNA
Musical work — dance not half so long CANTATA
Oddly deficient repairs for seed container EAR
One part in new production that's not fixed PROTEAN
Outlaw to spare Indian city BANGALORE
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Part of hand, not king or queen — knave CAD
Patronising people of reduced intellect, ruined by drug CLIENTELE
People repeatedly divided by Democrat in a time for constitutional change AMENDMENT
Person who keeps changing unnaturally clean home CHAMELEON
PM's upset for rest of dark period SLEEP
Rabbit produced from magic hat? Terrific! CHATTER
Record production of houses? HANSARD
Return to sign agreement as teacher DON
Short piece of writing, intelligent story with moral PARABLE
Show how evil spirit, say, possesses ring-leader DEMONSTRATE
Silence in court, initially? That's how it should be SIC
Someone coming round to a certain view? That's surprising EYEOPENER
Source of amusement in Internet era, perhaps ENTERTAINER
Switch position repeatedly about current reason for tears ONION
Top player provided scoring chance, doomed to end badly STARCROSSED
Unfortunately, striker on ship held up wine MARSALA