The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25219 - July 19, 2012

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Advance, as one may with charges PREFER
Almost manage to catch COP
Anything up? More than one! TWO
Beer perhaps retains a colour PAINT
Blow, having to keep to deadline CUTOFF
Choice may be bloody RARE
Cross about one benefit rising? It's pleasant to the ear MELODIC
Departs in carriage with soldiers, first to take revolutionary action COUPDETAT
Does she finally rely on men? ELEANOR
Following tongue, ear caused problems ENTOURAGE
Forbidden to accept nothing, after raising sub UBOAT
Gold is found in great excitement, as diamonds are FOREVER
Hostile king consumed — by obsession? THREATENING
Improvement to film classifications read out UPGRADE
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Leave roll up, avoiding onset of smoker's trouble FURLOUGH
Leaving present TIMETRAVEL
Live to have fun, not a state of perplexity BEMUSEMENT
Moreish, but not hearty, flavouring perhaps ADDITIVE
Newspaper folk? PEOPLE
One held clothing, obscuring label HOSTAGE
One typically English pope? Nonsense JOHNBULL
One unlikely to be converted to Taoism? Yes and no MAOIST
Son's fortitude, losing a cat SCOURGE
Sort of railway line to lose time — moreover, to stop moving RACKANDPINION
Tiny initial pull unravelled LILLIPUTIAN
Tree's character that's killingly funny GALLOWSHUMOUR
Type of fashionable grey coat CATEGORY
Wine has two sorts of appeal, in retrospect ASTI