The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25051 - January 5, 2012

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A bank deals regularly in trivial lines DOGGEREL
A melon is unusual for pudding SEMOLINA
Aggressive dictator restricting church MACHO
As artist Rousseau was excellent, retaining appeal, I see PRIMITIVE
Cook as one sailing around, regularly interrupted by seaman ROAST
Crews facing trouble left land behind SETSAIL
Crowd was informed over the microphone HERD
Doctor straddles old exercise bike MOPED
Escape before start of thunderstorm, quick! FLEET
Flirtation that concerns folk in the City FOOTSIE
For me, Bible needs a goddess MINERVA
Good-looker, binding opening of cut, left dead skin CUTICLE
Hence instrument is provided — it's right for one sort of vocalist SOPRANO
In a state one's knowing chaos ANARCHY
Journalists act as a gang maintaining a service PRESSMEN
Lodge totally visible across street INSTALL
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Look — Heather's taken in very hungry animal STARVELING
Negative response of number needing exercise NOPE
One has duty to lose heart to tot? DADDY
One making gestures that will upset lean girls SIGNALLER
One vigorously using hands and tongue CLAPPER
Quill with which French author's penned a line CALAMUS
Resistance I must somehow overcome — that goes without saying TRUISM
Rover won't keep quiet, gnashing teeth? IRATE
Sane characters held in ridicule when going the wrong way LUCID
Suffer with corpulent king bringing down the curtain LETHAL
They know about risks, having to perform with superior stars ACTUARIES
Thinking dear old lover must be ditched PENSIVE
Thought business would get upset having lost leader COGITATED
With final number doubled, fear turns to hope here DREAM
Woman imbibing drink with everyone in small measure MARGINALLY
Womaniser reluctant to take a chance, only half wanting love LOTHARIO