The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25608 - October 17, 2013

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A church leader in Italy, always a successful one ACHIEVER
A teapot's up the spout — one goes to the other side APOSTATE
At home, presumably, they won't let one pass out INDOORS
Bird almost right above rescue vessel TITLARK
Bird men with closed network ORTOLAN
Chance, perhaps, in northern England HAPPEN
Clergyman about to back one of the selectors VOTER
Condition of stall oddly ignored during gala FETTLE
Doctor Sparrow regularly leads in video PROMO
Feverish engineer's left in the shade NILEGREEN
First sign of wear in seat cover SWADDLE
Gruel finally provided in setting up abandoned child FOUNDLING
Hubbard's system — woman with it rejected empty cupboards DIANETICS
I don't believe you stop taking current temperature COMEOFFIT
Kitty returns to Kilkenny after vacation, showing poor taste TACKY
Medicine from Boston area keeping you in Quebec LINCTUS
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Mercenary dined heartily, having meat brought round VENAL
More stout from food store that's good for daughter LARGER
Nasty piece of work at the end in cold frame ICKY
Nova Scotia's diversionary activities AVOCATIONS
Passage of birds, not with chorus CROSSING
Posh people heading off for vestibule ENTRY
Really short author penning play DEFACTO
Sackville-West's Life of Caesar VITA
Scare old-fashioned father in a battle AFFRIGHT
Sound cures for despicable people HEELS
Triangular snack mostly found in birthplace of Pythagoras SAMOS
Unqualified worker in tailoring establishment ignoring the cold UTTER
Used sparingly, American players in cast skipping introduction HUSBANDED
We're in this together, conceiving son in marriage UNISON
Well done, this may be wholesome GOODFORYOU
Withdraw from partnership that's not working STANDDOWN