The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25437 - April 1, 2013

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Alternative to lead roof? Not this church THATCH
Be conventional, not originally at one's best ONFORM
Be unwilling to stop, but preserve energy somehow PERSEVERE
But his job on programme is to keep things moving ANCHORMAN
Captain provides girl with rope? SKIPPER
Comes to see, eye thus getting less inflamed? DROPSIN
Convoy brings rebel to dock, receiving time inside MOTORCADE
Corner-shop's reduced bargain — I must pop in OFFIE
Course: it's about Herod, initially ANTIPASTI
Crashing car, start to face anger that may be bottled up FRAGRANCE
Drop bone on dog's head DRIB
Fireplace not good quality RATE
In shape, to hurry's not hard TORUS
In spokesman's job, speak clearly without note to the end, getting respect PARTICULAR
Mean to accept ambassador eventually INTHEEND
Not drinking inside, pick up sandwich BUTTY
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Nothing in one of the brass shows sign of rank CORONET
One getting performer to swallow first of pills? DOPER
One often with hood down to show proud evidence of duel? SPORTSCAR
One sitting atop mast perhaps gives us legal problems SEAGULL
Others are stupid, as seen here REST
Poet, being endlessly sick, keeping quiet PUSHKIN
Poured heart out, having need wretchedly to shoot old dog? OPENEDUP
Sentimental girl summoned to garden, love being over MAUDLIN
Severely criticise a Sunday tradition ROAST
Sound of animal, or bus perhaps, that are close NEIGHBOURS
Study? It's awful, pupil largely found CONSTITUTE
The way writer covers family concern perhaps BISTRO
To do divination about partners is weird SCREWY
Was appointed CO to approve military attack TOOKCHARGE
Wicked monarch was famously legless BADER
Wild animal said to be a lame one CROC