The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25764 - April 18, 2014

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As war leader, in short time I sort of turn defeat on its head MUSSOLINI
Bad air is little by little infecting mother MIASMA
Botched delivery drama: born at a couple of pounds NOBALL
Demonstrably zealous, slightly drunk and a bit diseased? HAPPYCLAPPY
Elegant greeting is pretentious CHICHI
Foremost of mandarins, I will compete in the fast stream MILLRACE
Gently play with seaside toy EASYDOESIT
Graze stock CROP
Great achievement, working ticket COUPON
Grumble quietly and interminably about a change MUTATE
Hate one endlessly tedious, but hard to interrupt ABHOR
Hobby horse taken out from among the others INTEREST
In town, pay rent, but not in full AYR
One clashed as representative's spoken CYMBAL
One in a ring perhaps, but friendless? OPAL
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One investor is frightful heretic REVISIONIST
Potentially future tree has a hard growth ACORN
Poverty daughter's in severe, with very little money HARDSHIP
Priest finally constrained by ethical principles — it's the human condition MORTALITY
Quietly rubbish old army officer etiquette PROTOCOL
Resolve to set up free of tax at Geneva, for one TENACITY
Showing backbone, join chorus of disapproval about almost cheeky message being garbled CHINESEWHISPERS
Simple meal as husband's away from home, one posted briefly OMELETTE
Such a child follows if expressing hopeless wish ONLY
Such a letdown, losing bishop for pawn? Feeble! PATHETIC
Throw up lunch over barmaid – just the starters LOB
Very bookish - unhesitatingly - and friendless SOLITARY
Worthless article found in Bordeaux? VAIN
Writer using part of body toner, exercising CHESTERTON