The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4506 by Dean Mayer - October 7, 2012

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A short defender, American, that one can count on ABACUS
About to get extra insurance COVER
Applies grease — difficult, over wide square TALLOWS
Arrogance minus bags of money LOFTINESS
Charity award that's accepted by footballers OXFAM
City area bounded by motorways MIAMI
Danger — albeit rum — at sea BERMUDATRIANGLE
Detailed gossip can't shake doubters AGNOSTICS
Dungeon imprisoning gypsy with general CROMWELL
Flower — stroke a little one, say ORCHID
Get beans for strangely disappointing dish BEEFSTROGANOFF
Get into bed, wanting endless sex with Italian leader SEDUCE
Guitar held by axe ace FIRSTRATE
Law officer given brief in Paraguay? ATTORNEYGENERAL
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Machiavellian doctor retiring, out of uniform INTRIGUER
Of course, we recycle waste in this SEWER
Pirate's bawdy song heard CORSAIR
Poor treatment of untreated wood RAWDEAL
Pound into equally solid cut stones ASHLAR
Produce that is left in yard YIELD
Sailor thrashing drums is showing belief in chaos ABSURDISM
Sex with a spiteful person VIPER
Small amount of liquid I spit CLONE
Something looped around a soft young tree SAPLING
Tin opened by friend having lunch; just over half a teacake SALLYLUNN
Unstable country that needs a hand? BANANAREPUBLIC
Vertical pipe is on earth between two castles RISER
With money, one's about to get cabbage BRASSICA