The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 25239 - August 11, 2012

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Abaft vessel, queen punches her husband for messing around TINKERING
Bank getting the general idea? DRIFT
Chinese bears opening wine? I dropped drink! SINGAPORESLING
City as Byzantium initially, until rebuilt ISTANBUL
Concerned with prison guards behind a plot ACREAGE
Country's fresh news less fresh after revolution SYRIA
Course it's a man like Conan Doyle ASCOT
Difficult article to grasp is sensible REALISTIC
Diner's salt emptied, feeding writer BISTRO
Execute more psychotic poisoner ADDER
Getting through a half century is massive SEISMIC
Great place — keep it in mind BRITAIN
Issue dropped by louts? LITTER
Last of Worcester sauce overpowering very Italian dish RAVIOLI
Most passionate, producing wild estimates STEAMIEST
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Moving house, basement only, and grounds EMOTIVE
Nothing working beyond light satire LAMPOON
Old ahead of somewhat modern movement OPART
One after perfume ultimately cutting tree — for its resin? ELEMI
Open container in tip OVERTURN
Plant affected satellite transmission in the end CAMPION
Producing horse, does God do so in The Creation of Adam? POINTTOPOINTER
Projector faced attending private film CHINATOWN
Second bird getting sauce BACKCHAT
Small-time agent, we're told, for seasonal food MINCEPIE
The contrary Lear made his name here? INVERSE
The way "spinet" may be deconstructed cryptically? STREET
U, say, S and M THOUSAND
Urge endlessly to fast to the maximum PRESTO
Where G is twelve MIDNIGHT