The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24740 - January 7, 2011

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A second-rate compiler missing top assistant ABETTER
At start of week, small battle MONS
Brief pact a delightful surprise TREAT
Concerned with teenager's conversion, being born again REGENERATE
Cranmer's fate an urgent topic BURNINGQUESTION
Feel bad, having got out of bed with a twist in the region of the heel APULIA
Feeling cold during spell of work covers up INSTINCT
Help out the needy, in such thin clothes SEETHROUGH
Henry needs some practice HABIT
Hero danced sinuous figure DECAHEDRON
In New York, what every state gets to throw UNSEAT
It may be sinister to submit BEND
Labouring man and woman needing signals to cross line HERCULES
Looks inquisitively, if extremely late, into hiding place PRIESTHOLE
Make a Windsor marry? TIETHEKNOT
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Meat cooked in ovens VENISON
Musketeer's opening missile DART
Not a genuine feature of church, to fall into sin RELAPSE
One covers the ears as commercials interrupt the opera in the middle, horribly HEADSET
Provide what's needed — support for future monarch perhaps CATERPILLAR
Raced, say, up mountains RANGE
Rebuff Harold got ONEINTHEEYE
Right towards the station? TORY
Tube went rapidly, it is reported FLUE
Was distinguished, but name-dropping put one's foot in it SHOE
What bank provides may be taken by police STATEMENT
With conflicting emotions, man struggling to swallow oyster, having a very short time AMBIVALENT
Woman is not altogether well enough ELLEN
You got me in colour, and removed blemishes RETOUCHED