The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23965 - July 14, 2008

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After a time, rifles ordered to be taken from Yorkshire town dropped heavily THUDDED
Attend wake COMETO
Beneficial tears suppressed by nameless females WHOLESOME
Bloomer made by capital cats LONDONPRIDE
Bubbles may appear for it INHOTWATER
Came out with an appellation rejected by twenty-seven EMANATED
Candles a bit loose - I'll hold them together ELASTICBAND
Circle around in blocked dyke EDDY
Comprehensive's principal GRAND
Crop in open? UNLOCK
Exterior of aquatic sport star SURFACE
Finish game and get tea MATE
Frequently arrested, I am free at last at the eleventh hour (2,3,4,2,4) INTHENICKOFTIME
Happy, perhaps, chasing embarrassed star REDDWARF
Incompetent set up association of writers in Italian INEPT
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Italian leader overcomes English, with equal score DEUCE
Lazybones helped out with easy bits SLEEPYHEAD
Part of watch bound to be employed on mop HAIRSPRING
Piece of cake, a little one, spread out CHILDSPLAY
Pilot goes hither and thither to find China OPPO
Puzzle concerning transport REBUS
Second-rate boat easily towed away to start with BETA
Squander in the past - and present, we hear BLEW
Such a photo mate pasted up in paper at bottom of page TIMELAPSE
Tending to prove divine tale falsified EVIDENTIAL
This number of yards, say, bearing tar - a protective coat LIFEJACKET
Unusual moon is down BLUE
What's the reason for installing old toilet in house? HOWCOME
Yodel something very different AFARCRY