The Times - Cryptic - Christmas Day Cryptic Special - December 25, 2012

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Article, the thing that's landed in the river? AIT
As symbol of city, part of speech I delivered to queen wearing topper LIVERBIRD
Being sly, call round to the back CRAFTY
Can university regress an individual? UNIT
Fit to be a high-flyer in academy, or otherwise AERODYNAMIC
For this month, reversing range of usual practice PROCEDURAL
Fought part of constituency, making speech WARRED
From lunch, depart drunk, making a lot of unexpected noise THUNDERCLAP
Great speed, without power ACE
Hasty friends around to get Austen girls out of wood SLAPDASH
Having a go at trapping religious persecutor in a police operation ASSAULTING
In shopping centre not quite prepared to meet poet MALLARME
Inter changing oddly into red RUBY
Issue warning, turning aside very briefly ADVISE
Objective of a hospital CLINICAL
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Officer initially heads for very uncomfortable military cell OVUM
Paid to eat FEED
Part of Swan Lake, a little poem? ODETTE
Right to stop EU talks — one may have a lot on one's plate today BRUSSELSSPROUTS
SE Asia later fails to admit one THEINDIES
Singer billions like very much BASSO
So spuds not prepared, and not observing eyes? UNPEELED
Sort of survey, one light in regulation ORDNANCE
Stagger through a puzzle AMAZE
Stuff one into new suit — sweet! TIRAMISU
Symbol of mourning said to have divided island CYPRUS
Timid type to make a start on Gaelic, or could it be Old English? SHEEPDOG
Vault is cold — eating some honey? CATACOMB
Zest used in quarrel is hateful RELISH