The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25971 - December 16, 2014

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Bad English girl breaking the rules ILLEGAL
Big criminal to escape with daughter — big that girl too! GODFATHER
Body of prophet heaven-bound SOMA
Carol leaves Reading for the country PERU
Chopped herb is divine ANGELIC
Colleagues in a ship with ill-fated explorer going round islands ASSOCIATES
Composer to get into a tangle? RAVEL
Drunk's sounding egotistical — 'crabby' type? SHELLFISH
East German in the saddle, rider on the near side POSTILLION
Encourage fake to save time STIMULATE
Flavoured alcohol that journalist's found in rooms BEDSITTERS
Goddess's messenger ignoring lord HERA
Group of women NY district left abandoned HAREM
Industrial action that could be shocking and fatal LIGHTNINGSTRIKE
Joking that might once have suggested melancholy? HUMOUR
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Least sensitive union superior to all others NUMBEST
Letters etc. I collected in advance POSIT
Man on board when many are in bunks reportedly? KNIGHT
Number observed, possibly meeting inside SEVENTEEN
Occupy hospital, soon being taken outside INHABIT
One couple in terrible acts or cruel crimes ATROCITIES
One has something getting some children worried, upset OWNER
Personal problem? Cut the phone call short HANGUP
Running athletes had form — this runner goes through the capital OLDFATHERTHAMES
Shocked, given rude adjective in Latin form GERUNDIVE
Significant error is made — violent intimidation being covered up TERRORISM
Son getting out of sessions at school? That's not so great! LESS
Strip tease — good in Paris RIBBON
Uplift provided by marriage guidance people right away ELATE
Woman in state of oblivion, first to last ETHEL