The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24935 - August 23, 2011

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"Madam" — source of much dreadful shame to one bishop MEMSAHIB
A ferocious person that may be hard to brush off TARTAR
A tribulation is over ACROSS
Absence of effort? Let learner off EASE
American snake right on top of tree RACER
Assembly taking shape outside university FORUM
Contradict female opinion BELIEF
Cyanide at home: this result, if taken internally? DEATH
Engineer at home or in the field? SERVICEMAN
First to discover evidence explains meaning to judge DEEM
Go round without parking and drive back REPEL
Historian is ultimately social climber LIVY
In touch maybe as actor no longer in the cast? OUTOFPLAY
Irish boy restrained by Dad? The law is laid down here PARLIAMENT
Isn't in lead ahead of everyone in game PAINTBALL
Little good in Qatar? Leave the country EMIGRATE
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Lying about friend not hard, criminal concludes RECUMBENT
Monkey staggering away from edges URCHIN
On the outside, denied a sign of affection for good ETERNALLY
One expressing grief subsequently hugging soldiers LAMENTER
Pastry gets mucky, not half, with egg FILO
Pessimistic sort of believer stifling enterprise DEFEATIST
Poles wandering round various boats in Ukrainian port SEBASTOPOL
Story that's gripping in short and not impossibly deep FATHOMABLE
Supply needing to last runs out ENDUE
Supply to feaster a sample of goodies to come? FORETASTE
Suspend game on street that is interrupted by naughty act RUSTICATE
Talk without notes is slotted into rally IMPROVISE
Unknown North African turning generous ROOMY
Urgent message by politician British received as unhappy tale SOBSTORY
Yorkshire's opener goes after big score TALLY
Your setter's past being fully adult! IMAGO