The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25673 - January 2, 2014

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A policy more than one can call on PARTYLINE
Ancient building might have had this one hoarding, some say STOA
Barrister has no word of encouragement for Spanish parliament RUMP
Birthday celebrations, with decorations not up, got going BUMPSTARTED
Colleague's daughter happened to have short skirts BEDFELLOW
Cross, on hearing couple departed TIGON
Engage security system with alarms LOCKHORNS
Festival in East End held up — delayed for one day, at first EISTEDDFOD
Foul lake made unusual compost LEAFMOULD
Guy happy to postpone retirement STAYUP
Hedges, perhaps, you replaced with fabulous hollow posts PUSSYFOOTS
Home and dry, with time for cricket? INSECT
I peer perhaps underneath box, then get on HITITOFF
It's believed no fighter would box in his corner? CREDO
Listened to one putting up with joint stiffness RIGORMORTIS
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Mild rebuke just what's needed in turn for every player TUTTI
One's backing in part lunatic? ULTRA
Passion of one teaching scripture IRE
Pointless employment website — for brief time one brings no relief! JOBSCOMFORTER
Pole joining with another in item promoting Polish SAND
Quite sad, crater being unfinished — anyhow, one may dig it in time ACQUIREDTASTE
Rein in black that dog's on CURB
Road crews on tour get one each for example SCOREDRAW
Silly cuts render film upsetting? TEARJERKER
Sort of cross and tense when bottom's pinched TAU
Top class crockery with bottle one's unlikely to win! AMUGSGAME
Underwater rocks, light blue and black, finally in sight SEAQUAKE
Urge couple in van to depart from Victoria maybe PRESS
Very little capacity to maintain exercising or drive IMPEL
What prisoners may want and what they won't be given: they get depressed ESCAPEKEYS