The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 25347 - December 15, 2012

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Balloon finally inflates properly SWELL
Climber once knew something to sing WISTARIA
Flower droop — owned up DAHLIA
Get bigger in sound, creating hits WHACKS
Having played instrument to make hole bigger? Some hope PIPEDREAM
Herb as sailor poorly clothed? TARRAGON
Hobble, as I am with brace IMPAIR
Holding belief about husband being ambitious THRUSTING
In fact, wish poor could be in service ACTOFWORSHIP
Laughs derisively about small serving of drink in popular places HOTSPOTS
Leader of meeting I put down as royal attendant CHARMIAN
Mark to a standard, having caught annoying kid in a whopper CALIBRATE
Men's alibis I'd falsified, no use in court INADMISSIBLE
No longer keep religious ministers, leaving a city at speed DECONSECRATE
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Not make a lot of pounds in reduced wage DOWNPLAY
Putting out wrong designs for wrap DRESSINGGOWN
Quite out of touch with computers? Not at all FARFROMIT
Run into a former headmaster ARNOLD
Salesmen about to swallow no end of luxury drink SPRITZER
Sedated, not at first fit for heavy duty RUGGED
Ship, one swimming in blood? VESSEL
Shortly thrust spear into a game animal IMPALA
Sort of fixture needing right linesman HOMER
Sticks with political leader almost to the end WATTLE
Sweet lad almost getting modest decoration BOMBE
Turned over papers brought to light IDLED
Where devil is said to be fully developed INDETAIL
Without a stash, say, struggling in these times NOWADAYS