The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25285 - October 4, 2012

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A doctorate all about one small insect APHID
Ancient, according to Macbeth, witch mostly is seen round this? CAULDRON
Carthage's first great general losing horse to ogre CANNIBAL
Coach team's leader in reversing defeat TUTOR
Company isolated on large island that is fine for non-operational officer COLONELINCHIEF
Coo, Lilliputians all over the place — that looks really odd OPTICALILLUSION
Direction given to hold ceremony all together ENMASSE
Disused railway's date of closure DEADLINE
Easily bent, jungle creeper's broken off in part PLIANT
Erotic and strangely moving form of writing REDACTION
False character of party politics TYPO
Fiddle about British prison vessel TOBYJUG
Fielder reacts with outrage as some land a long way off TIERRADELFUEGO
Fruit with strong taste, used as topping for peeled melon TANGELO
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Go in reverse TURN
Hat needed in church, where it's wet in Scotland CLOCHE
I'm opposed to a railway with no concrete base IMAGINARY
Index for two letters inside the next? Um... FOREFINGER
Marsupial dead on middle of path NUMBAT
Naughty pupils showing unacceptable behaviour BADFORM
Regularly killed agoutis need an area to live in Africa GUINEA
Result is so unusual, just three seconds short — it may be this OUTLIER
Showed dissent, stuffing one end of cor anglais in the other REBELLED
Struggling in regatta I use soft soap to win favour INGRATIATE
Two short drinks distilled from the same root COGNATE
Unfriendly and annoying, has to simmer down COOLOFF
Versatile player taking a court card from every deal JACKOFALLTRADES
Wood's name's core for an English conductor BEECHAM