The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25301 - October 23, 2012

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A fine time covered in trifle? Exactly TOANICETY
A northern seabird on large lighthouse's light chamber LANTERN
Bob, perhaps, and British florin's no good here BUILDER
Broke lamp's top off very close to the body SKINTIGHT
Caused offence to a very loud pair of men AFFRONTED
Chance to play pizzicato less quietly LUCK
Chaps in blue denims designed to showcase fashionable male MIDSHIPMEN
Colour a very old cape with difficulty AVOCADO
Elementary degree as originally presented BASIC
Fiddle changing oil into claret? VIOLIN
Fish cooked in a cheese sauce — that's not new MORAY
Fish — tons coming out from seaweed ANGLE
Hut unknown to the two people BOTHY
Insect with a million opponents MANTIS
Lacking the will to speak clearly after the middle of winter INTESTATE
Ladybird for one we hear is stimulatingly chewed in Asia BETEL
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Like a tense person at university getting drunk UPTIGHT
Look round cottage with father, avoiding damage SCOTFREE
Mariner's end in verse is to go without food STARVE
Method of achieving interesting patterns in rhymes? TIEANDDYE
Mixture of rice, milk and port used in Ireland LIMERICK
Mostly taken for a ride after tea dance once CHACONNE
One's mansion being rebuilt — a reason for not being out INSOMNIA
Oriental exam regularly appearing hard EASTERN
Plan to support over fifty percent of record awards DIAGRAM
Some reason a tango is just for one or two players? SONATA
Stark nature of ground snake's den NAKEDNESS
Tall and thin and eager for food but losing grams REEDY
The king never follows an obligation to marry TIETHEKNOT
Turn party round very well GOOD
Wood in play gets initially knocked off green area ARDEN
Wood showing toughness when cut, good for turning IROKO