The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 25723 - March 1, 2014

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Alongside haystack, rubber plant pest COCKCHAFER
Belief propagated with ends justifying the means? DEFENSIBLE
Castle here? King's in blooming check! HARLECH
Even parts of antacid and spirit in water NAIAD
Fresh tissue paper underneath sink replaced tattered rag SKINGRAFT
Girl with light crosses track leading to common EVERYDAY
Glamorous property using pine for furniture wood in auditorium? MYSTIQUE
God's own judge holding oligarch's case up JEHOVAH
Inn room strewn with grey metal utensils IRONMONGERY
Jabber on about cracking finish in gambling game POKERDICE
Journalist and presenter releasing volume that's more emotionally intense EDGIER
Journalist covering one motorbike racing fellow's crash HITTHESACK
Listener absorbing material for The Archers with English reading aids EYEWEAR
Not qualified to give order to film executive RANK
One curious, unusual prayer's on front of Koran NOSYPARKER
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One winger's off to enhance playing technique IMPROV
Opponent lying in wait naturally repelled ANTI
Pair involved in speech, quietly retreating, finding fault with it LISP
Place name rang a bell, perhaps, in that it's to do with old inventor ARCHIMEDEAN
Protective belt's better on old patch OZONELAYER
Raise the alarm, turning on little boy taking Christmas pie JACKHORNER
School one walked on past RUGBY
Shakespearean title role denied an award TONY
Space in temple where star is pointed towards heaven SINUS
Tick above right leg causing clot MORON
Tree ring shrunk a bit in salt water SEQUOIA
Wader heads for bend in stream, following current IBIS
With nothing to cling on to, major needed to get a life BIOG
Work that's bound to pick up where one's rested an instant? COFFEETABLEBOOK