The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 24975 - October 8, 2011

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After rising, you'd millions enthralled, captivated by it? DEMAGOGY
After unpopular female to provide correspondence POSTBAG
As partners in team, bungled bid? Yes SIDEBYSIDE
Being pinched by bird, that's painful that is! TOWIT
Book's character at end of series overcome by age EZRA
Branch of maths shunned by learner, confused head of kindergarten, etc, and similarly old people AGEBRACKET
DS, eager for excitement, got moving with gun? GREASED
Dutch town needing money to overturn Bill BREDA
Eat very little cream PICK
Grain: the ears may get twisted RYE
Hopper having not quite enough capacity ROO
Label inside slipper is not stuck down MUTABLE
Luck, not drugs, regularly required in return game SUDOKU
Mount flying picket, American style PEGASUS
Musical message's matchless pulses, incorporating exotic tinge SINGINGTELEGRAM
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Mysterious splinters end up in axle UNEXPLAINED
Newcomer to family set out for upper area of plain STEPPARENT
Occasionally waves, holding hand up ATTIMES
Officer daring to join navy, perhaps BLUEBOTTLE
One that's written on wall forbidding small girl to count in German GRAF
Performers promise, having boarded ship, to join revellers SWORDSWALLOWERS
Piece of cake with jam that forms part of a build-up? BREEZEBLOCK
Preacher raps for an audience KNOX
See that old woman chasing thief gets award DIPLOMA
Selection of Arsenal subs turning up that coach may also use? BUSLANE
Spot where men dropped sponge? PARASITE
Stripper hugging large Spaniard's bottom, tried to avoid Poles? SLALOMED
The power of, say, an Urban music style recalled POPEDOM
Transporter of winter produce tears around Kelso in bakers' vans SKIBOB
Unlikely to make Diplomatic Service do on time? Not so TACTLESS