The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4454 by Jeff Pearce - October 9, 2011

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Alternative practitioner in course about Principle of Organon HOMEOPATH
An Athenian with an unknown element ANTIMONY
At centre of bank you can see its first flower TIBER
Band I note is a possible accompaniment to 26 SASHIMI
Batter fish first — then start to season tripe CODSWALLOP
Blade chopping head off pig OAR
Bread and endless crisps scattered around shellfish SPIDERCRAB
Clobber Royal gong ROBE
Desperate Dan's very game etc ANDSOON
Display caviare evenly AIR
Get rid of tea bag or get another blend of it ABROGATE
Hold mariner with dodgy vision NELSON
How one is greeted at a party RECEPTION
Idiot holding Laurel's horse MUSTANG
Irish rock star carries German drum BONGO
Italian patriot makes gesture at first — a rude one GARIBALDI
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Looking silly if beard cut in two parts BIFURCATED
Nice profit can be made from having great facility PROFICIENT
Old embassy is something that's been neglected OMISSION
One working the land taking an hour to get best-selling album THRILLER
Pointless request to umpire is to cause dismay APPAL
Quietly made call holding a knife PARANG
Runner without a drink in Tokyo SAKI
Soft soap and cloth FLANNEL
Some grasp endangered tree ASPEN
Very acidic substance — pH 1 — returned to head of lab PHENOL
We hear senior officer relating to soldiers MARTIAL
What binds religious chaps at front of temple CEMENT
When abroad, one business looking strange UNCO
Where finally, Gordon Brown has rather short tenure? NUMBERTEN
Wrestling with problem of lacking female SUMO