The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24764 - February 4, 2011

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A book in Italian I love from the outset ABINITIO
A soldier at base heading off trouble AGITATION
Break during Edinburgh arts festival INFRINGE
Caught girl taking reference book LASSOED
Close back street for periods after dark NIGHTS
Creature devoured by garden pest at last EDENTATE
Criminal group concealing racket over in Caribbean island TRINIDAD
Criminal's false assertion judge ultimately dismissed ARSONIST
Doing nothing in mid-Lent IDLE
During journey home, learner driver goes into fence? INFLIGHT
Executor's first to announce what's disposed of in will ESTATE
Expressing indignation, English resort being out of fashion BRIDLING
Leave me to keep the youngsters happy GLADSOME
Maybe runner started off: heart's not in it BEAN
No end of support given by bank that's more dependable TRUSTIER
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One waits, left amid false memories SOMMELIER
Part central to Blithe Spirit taken by a new actor THESPIAN
Pill mother swallowed for protection at meal TABLEMAT
Poor writing style in first half of autumn poem author's read aloud NOVELESE
Small town, as it were, in French work of fiction VILLETTE
Sorry fuel gets wasted on short journey RUEFUL
Sweet sort of music enthralling hearing specialist? PEARDROP
Talk with doctor about bone one's twisted GOSSIP
Thin "frites" cooked with fish, say, for starters INTHEFIRSTPLACE
Thought logically when one got into debt? REASONED
Traveller races round the island we live on TOURIST
Vitamin supply in can containing source of iron NIACIN
Wine is good at parties GRAVES
£1 price cut LACERATE