The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25366 - January 8, 2013

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As a showman, one eccentric is Mr Opera! IMPRESARIO
As novelist Byron wasted time, Zola admits EMILYBRONTE
Beat one up, having called round and done something with extreme prejudice TERMINATED
Being in water, ready to turn up and replace oarsman's wife ROTIFER
Deliveries with pace offend at the crease OVERSTEP
During questions, key politician deals terrible blow TEMPEST
Finished speaking in the cells OVA
Foaming blood he saw as coming from river and pool POWELL
Government pot drinkers like to see filled up RAJ
Heroin kicked, ultra-thin models escape TURNTAIL
In demolished rectories I found a desk ESCRITOIRE
Irish MP sent around foreign capital endlessly is a mug TANKARD
Lear vs Goethe? It's a bare-knuckle fight! THEGLOVESAREOFF
Lover's note penned by one seeking divorce? PARTNER
Monkey departs from tree TAMARIN
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New to city, driver passing westbound congestion shows judgement MAJORITYVERDICT
Old council eventually receives a note LATERAN
One to gobble flesh from soldiers after blunder in field OGRE
Opinion something useful to get about sailors on ship ASSESSMENT
Pound losing heart, Eliot worries EATS
Queen among members of her species provides what's needed CATERS
Scornful vergers in Dunstable finish session without Latin cardinal DERISIVE
Some mountain troops opening passage INTRO
Speak as drunk perhaps in Paris on consuming litres SLUR
Story books designed to be read aloud for pleasure CONTENTMENT
Suave and refined socialite who floats around? DEBONAIR
There will be trouble keeping current woman ELSIE
Thomas for one, having become infected, catches cold SCEPTIC
Titian recalled embracing an unknown colourist DYER
Wild female a goddess in shortened dress SHEBEAR