The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24775 - February 17, 2011

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Clues Answers
A towering newspaper, this, always ATALLTIMES
Aircrew came half prepared for hostilities requiring gas masks? CHEMICALWARFARE
Avoid a daughter being lured in by sinful woman EVADE
Band's hit — first bit of music to come out SASH
Bully torments gran terribly when out of hospital department STRONGARM
Character — one of the old ones, very big ETHOS
Clue with little substance — time to move on! HINT
Dad upset mum? It's obvious APPARENT
Factory where workers suffer from damp conditions? SWEATSHOP
Girl getting married needs a ring shortly MABEL
Girl, it's said, is one of eight? ROWS
I must have pocketed diamonds, for sure INDEED
Like a sort of nerve that produces twitching after work OPTIC
Like union appearing on TV, with central character emerging cannily ASTUTELY
Male tucking into food by river — he grew it? FARMER
Clues Answers
Obstructions placed across street? Will they stand up in court? BARRISTERS
One arty old drunk bowing down before a goddess? IDOLATRY
One needs handout, nothing less, being this? IDLE
Open ceremony said to be on Scottish river FORTHRIGHT
Organic compound has stunted tree at London park ALDEHYDE
Philosopher presents case in urgent message SOCRATES
Recovered ring going in under bed awkwardly REBOUNDED
Remembers to have prayers at the end of Bible lessons maybe RECOLLECTS
River is receding — mole must get across, quick! SPEEDY
Sailor's great 'eap — where could it be? ABOARD
Sort of cinema more than five hundred are circling? ARTHOUSE
Time to have a game running round behind house HOUR
Vertical descent which flight is taken close to STAIRWELL
What could make nerdy son hug ma? It! MOTHERINGSUNDAY
Your setter's dirty place for working in MINE