The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25103 - March 6, 2012

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Aspirant promises to pay for upkeep of range AMBITIOUS
Basic English accepted by the Spanish intellectual ELEMENTAL
Caught out, match official becomes more resentful SORER
Commercial activity upset girl working in club ASSETSTRIPPING
Cops mingle with lawyer in plant COWPARSLEY
Eldest hand reportedly suffered without resistance FIRSTBORN
Flower left for sailors in watch once TULIP
Footballer's wine stock talked of in popular novel BESTSELLER
Hot-headed ruffian finally breaking into plant VIOLENT
Indignation that's not in fashion OUTRAGE
Lessen impact of novel, leaving out ship WATERDOWN
Like Lord Emsworth carrying flower and legal document TITLEDEED
Main target, regularly, for an aspiring cleric? MITRE
Making progress, thirty-odd centimetres? AFOOT
Not so divided about graph ultimately lacking points THORNLESS
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Notion you had initially in luxury car THOUGHT
One very full of imagination IDEAD
Organic compound Hebe required? Not at first STEROID
Person playing note on sitar, perhaps ARTISTE
Poison knight in flat? He's left home ENVENOM
Popular eating-place welcoming husband's banter CHAFF
Possibly Dorking's highest point? CREST
Robber traps Bill's companion, an Australian native BANDICOOT
Sparkle good newborn puppies possibly displayed GLITTER
Syrian fuming about an embarrassing outburst DAMASCENE
Tax once small, simple dwelling SCOT
The last river one crosses in remote rural areas, say? STYX
Uniformed employee's deputy, one broadcasting in Kent region COMMISSIONAIRE
Urge to pierce hems of livery with long pins LEGGY
Zeal regularly shown by magazine getting material ORGANZA