The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24922 - August 8, 2011

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African land where big cat swishes its tail TIGRE
Before one retired, one needs help to keep paper flatter SOFTSOAP
Bird is welcome, having some energy to move forward EGRET
Bolshevik appeared to be executed, but was saved REDEEMED
Cunning Bacon finally avoided patron being done in oil DEEPFRIED
Eccentric museum served up something spicy CARDAMOM
Enthusiasm to travel around second half of month GUSTO
Finishing cake, a little dyspeptic in guts ICING
Girl extremely stupid person that one can see through GLASS
Indirect speech, as officially used by Dickens CIRCUMLOCUTION
Infantryman as casualty who gets special treatment PRIVATEPATIENT
Means somehow secured to be given an 18 AMNESTIED
Nigerian ready to admit set-back, operating under pressure ARTESIAN
Pin back of frock held by needlewoman SKEWER
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Priest goes to battle — and that's not all FRACTION
Produce result that's fairer, but unexpected BEARFRUIT
Restrained, an element breaks away ABSTINENT
Routine fuss? SONGANDDANCE
Settle what one owes, disposing of black and white fur DETERMINE
Smart, but mean to miss a year STING
Start to appear fruity — this can lead to disaster GOPEARSHAPED
Transport that's keeping business back SECOND
Underhand quality about bill is very obvious at start of session SHADINESS
Unstable wife, working at last but heading off WOBBLING
Wet earth, where animal lives SODDEN
What an indulgence PARDON
What pussy brought up — some hair TACHE
Wrong a girl AMISS