The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24109 - December 30, 2008

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Clues Answers
Agree with officer imprisoned for speaking out COINCIDE
Attack directions given in book ONSET
Bush trimmer dumping Pepys's daughter? TOPIARIST
Change to time charts relating to temperature control THERMOSTATIC
Cold and damp — but spacious, it's said RHEUMY
Cold, raw fish BLEAK
Dog food CHOW
Filipino, for example — one involved in old charge ORIENTAL
Goddess of detached territories? ISIS
Happy children finally taking shelter in school CONTENTED
Jeroboam's intrepidity? BOTTLE
On board ship, keen to win prize SWEEPSTAKE
Operatic hero losing head in licentious revel ORGY
Plant — Beardsley almost collected one on Taiwan, oddly AUBRIETIA
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Poisonous creature a doctor kept in Massachusetts MAMBA
Rabble-rouser a soldier volunteers to restrain at first AGITATOR
Sadly her dogs hurt a representative of the shires DRAUGHTHORSE
Sagacity a head displayed, admitting southern student briefly ASTUTENESS
Seaman abroad in action ABOUT
Secure job making part of bridge support SOUNDPOST
Shed tears about soldiers seizing a dairy CREAMERY
Some nasty eruption or inflamed swelling STYE
Toady longing to get round second master? YESMAN
Traveller's irritation over price rise in central Tehran HITCHHIKER
Troy's position regarding wreckage of strange eastern vessel SERGEANTSHIP
Very heartless story put out in confusion TOPSYTURVY
Visiting politician who hopes to take Axminster? CARPETBAGGER
Ways to capture O'Neill's initial poignancy PATHOS