The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24112 - January 2, 2009

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At end of working week, sportsman becomes more lively FRISKIER
Bridge partners set about winning SWEET
Cash secures short period of time here in California MONTEREY
Cheap containers TINPOT
Clumsy German tribesmen losing leader, murdered UNSKILLED
Crush a high-ranking officer PASHA
First to swap unusual coins regularly, exchanging this currency? SUCRE
Given order by troop leader, I departed TIDIED
Gym member cut out runs without a word of hesitation EXERCISER
Having bombs, airmen fail to hit islands, reportedly CRUISEMISSILES
Head of bank phones concerning advances BRINGSON
I'll follow boss round workplace STUDIO
In cryptic version, crosswords often will be started and completed outside ENCODED
In English literature there's place for old poet ELIOT
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Mature students prepared this MA after work, and succeeded OPSIMATHS
Notice new rear entrance POSTERN
Portion of tart and cake with no filling PIECE
Priest — a saint and prophet ELIAS
Private Eye lovers put in new order SOLVER
Rail hold-up and bus alert after crash BALUSTER
Reasoning with logic it's a sort of motor INDUCTION
Reliable PC offered to journalist with Basic installed COPPERBOTTOMED
Salad dishes, some rejected? That's typical of boys LADDISH
Special knowledge of local area among reporters INSIGHT
Star player in soccer club: he's not for transfer CHARLTONHESTON
Still be shocked? Remain calm! KEEPYOURHAIRON
Traveller, westward bound, about to take break touring Scottish loch PASSENGER
Vegetables finally combined together in a stew STEAMEDUP