The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25110 - March 14, 2012

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Astronomer of note following drawn-out series of events SAGAN
Behind keeping new church tax for property protection ANTITHEFT
Buckled under, securing knot twisted tight DRUNKEN
Cheeky dusting to cover one's blushes? FACEPOWDER
Copper is possibly uniform material placed on an end of element SERGEANT
Fellow Conservative more willing to get the chop? CHAPPIE
Firth seen snaking near the coast? MORAY
Fool diminished certain sense of satisfaction CLOSURE
I'm armed to sort out legless woman MERMAID
Ill feeling, having sprinted over two thirds of racetrack RANCOUR
Incisive way of changing one's mind? LOBOTOMY
Injury protection crew lose youth BANDAGE
Introduced to poet, I came to lose heart in interview AUDIENCE
Let one's attention drift round the heartless and illustrious NOTED
Main character from Joyce Grenfell's ending in flourish BLOOM
Not in a cool shot away from the studio ONLOCATION
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Not liable to bring up tons, raw material being unprepared EXTEMPORE
Nothing stolen apart from head made of wood OAKEN
Peer that far off in the past, before much time passes EARLYON
Perhaps produce shiner fish SOCKEYE
Piercing instrument ultimately bound to annoy DIRK
Report of gun and what it would shatter PEACE
Revolutionary set up party in a month GUEVARA
Right out of trumpets, find another instrument BASS
Secretaries maybe foil security measure PASSWORD
Solar orbiter tried to pass vessel SATURN
Some energy's lacking in strong finish, unknown to wit NAMELY
Some strode diagonally westward, not under their own steam? AIDED
Sprinkles Ecstasy (something banned) over reverse of 9? ONONESTOD
Start to round odd members of 2 up for representative of Lebanon? CEDAR
Take Tetley brewed endlessly — using water from this? TEAKETTLE
Will rider shortly take a chance in wind? CODICIL