The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24743 - January 11, 2011

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Bubble in black, thick liquid BOIL
Constant in stews, rare tossed salad ingredient WATERCRESS
Cut uneven clogs before wear ERODE
Dire shortage of dirt? GRIM
Drug, one working as curative drink POTION
Expect an inventive capacity to secure answer AWAIT
Funny story about English person unwilling to communicate OYSTER
Girl raised among the people there in Aegean area THESSALY
Having members at length called away at the end RANGY
I reduced uncertainty for pupil's governor IRIS
Laugh a little, not disposed to be very uninhibited (3,2,3,4,3) LETITALLHANGOUT
Length and width in a hide resistant to elements ALLWEATHER
Painting series half-finished for collector of views CANVASSER
Party's leader is keen to preserve old apartments for high living PENTHOUSES
Poorly absorbing sodium, do chemistry, perhaps? Certainly INALLCONSCIENCE
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Puzzle: good passion that grows wild FOXGLOVE
Range of ceremonial fire observed from the east PYRENEES
Rather late, had dinner at university, having become weak ATTENUATE
Repeat selection from same choices ECHO
Russia's plain speaking part of procedure STEP
Salesman mostly frayed in extremes of temper TRAVELLER
Self-indulgent promotion in fair DECADENT
Someone who's quiet, peaceful but with internal disruption CLAM
Stem to stern on half of ship SHAFT
Tailless sea horse aboard ship brought up in reviews SYNOPSES
Title-holder's depressing experience on short road LANDOWNER
What might accompany a dip in old king's rule? COLESLAW
Whole of employment or its beginning, adopted by nurse? CAREER
Workers start to relax in nursing home: it's another world SATURN
Zoology expert possibly dissecting 28 with tail NATURALIST