The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24870 - June 8, 2011

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An attack not far away ABOUT
Captured, the man had one way of thinking: don't give up GOTHEDISTANCE
Criminal stole a car — an alternative to getting a lift? ESCALATOR
Designing Christian mostly overlooked by artist's set RADIO
Finally trained, young woman is introduced as cashier DISMISS
Firm bound to collect fine payments from catering establishment COFFEESHOP
Fuel ceases to burn well, evenly DIESEL
Hammer given short test — needing extra weight TROUNCE
Holiness without heart or true compassion? PITY
Indian people old and wise OSAGE
Is writer with outmoded Hindu practice protected by academic immunity? DISPENSATION
Letters and suchlike not half making for clutter MESS
Like sort of college issuing reader to be collected by each learner ELECTORAL
Mathematician always hanging round university having left EULER
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Minor injury I wash, removing an area of dead skin CUTICLE
Murderer's record probed by one group of detectives FILICIDE
Nasty females in topless garments turn up first OGRESSES
Postures of nurse in here putting part of the hospital off PRETENDS
Resolved to put off care around end of life DETERMINED
Sealant host put round wine MASTIC
See females full of energy make an exit on screen LOGOFF
Senior clerics from Rome clashing with Platonist METROPOLITANS
Set out to restrict wild partygoer getting cross TRAVERSE
Standardise language around African country NORMALISE
Support part of the church backing the Gospel once EVANGEL
Three-and-a-half cubic centimetres, we hear? Much more water than that! SEVENSEAS
Top of bottle (not bottom) sailor spotted in the drink NECTAR
What we find in wage offers hope in depression SILVERLINING