The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24965 - September 27, 2011

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African country about to embrace second religion ISLAM
Capitulate as one of the back players conceding goal DEFER
Considered opinion that's squashed nevertheless BETHOUGHT
Course — worker needs one no more, beginning to improve ANTIPASTI
Dog with man passed away in French mountain DANDIEDINMONT
Equipment sailor brought up for craft BATIK
Exact opposites painted so differently ANTIPODES
Have too much attention, needing to be cut down in public OVEREAT
He leaves the bank as one unlikely ever to have a mortgage! TRAMP
I'd sort postmen out in artistic style POSTMODERNIST
Indian city's succeeded in getting support (from America?) INDORSE
It's good, sheltering in home when river swirls round French town AVIGNON
Like twin characters wrecking a meeting GEMINATE
Little children given s-strokes a little while earlier MOPPETS
Look at that Shakespearean character destroying old books! HELLO
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Not comfortable acquiring skill in bridge SPARTAN
Old lord taking most of a district in Kent THANE
One of the first to stay up straight, from what we hear WRIGHT
Owl said to peck at anorak, according to Spooner NIGHTBIRD
Put up with endlessly voluminous embrace BEARHUG
Recorded a king meeting death in London? TAKENDOWN
Reply to send off in terrible ire? RIPOSTE
Sift endless bits of rock SCREE
Suddenly old alternative to train turns up — it must be caught SUBITO
Theologian admitting going astray, nothing to show heroic action DERRINGDO
Thinking about REGARDING
Thus one could make Neil impudent OUTOFLINE
Walked without partner, landing in river almost TRODDEN
What's evident in sink as dish displaces liquid? SPLATTER
Winner of journalism award presumably went on a binge? TOPED