The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25229 - July 31, 2012

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Authority to produce material for reading aloud RIGHT
Bent over as basses often are? BOWED
Butcher's support about to go up, covering a new play LOOKBACKINANGER
Cakes for heavy drinkers SPONGES
Continental males giving evidence stars don't get on SIGNORI
Control sound of cats and dogs? REIN
Creepy European involved in overthrow of republic EERIE
Curious ringing sound across tracks PRYING
Dear son replaced by senior officer with force COGENTLY
Gutted vessel, first of targets in attack BURNTOUT
Having following in Paris he plugs an urban amenity FACILITY
Hood possibly used for muggin', say? ROBIN
King welcomed by subjects in torrid zones TROPICS
Merchant ship or drifter TRAMP
Model that may make one scratch one's head? POSER
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Monster encountered in hop garden regularly OGRE
Old British seaman joins another climbing tree BAOBAB
One may bite, given doctor's capital! MOSQUITO
One sleeping in the street — attracts his attention? POLICEMAN
Piece performed at recent play ENTRACTE
Restaurant rejected dessert Queen Vic turned out TRATTORIA
Sailor travels around, recalling favourite method of progress GOOSESTEP
Sanitise most of data collected by female group DISINFECT
Some strengthen it with dope NITWIT
Song about daughter entering pastoral paradise ARCADIA
Speculator briefly taking a route round African city BULAWAYO
Tried hard to get 22 in range STROVE
Undogmatically religious aunt in air crash UNITARIAN
Volunteers in wooded area start to empty trailer FORETASTE
Working in restaurant, overlooked having party visiting play WAITINGFORGODOT