The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 25789 - May 17, 2014

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Article to cover extremity in strike SOCK
Attack persistently dismal crowd in retreat BOMBARD
Bank wholly behind start of financial decline that's unstoppable FREEFALL
Bouquet in course of drama romantically presented AROMA
Brief film, gripping western LAWYER
Choice of food returned by idiot breaking taboo without shame UNEMBARRASSED
Climbing mountain, carrier of information about us moving slowly ANDANTE
Delight in top bond, having tax covered CAPTIVATE
Expression of surprise about retreat after a suspension of law AMNESTY
Fiasco admitted by king, for example, raised in conflict with official line OFFMESSAGE
Firm with load of mineral around tip FORECAST
Four internally occupying large capsule AMPOULE
Gloomy individual, embraced by dame, cheers up DOWNBEAT
Greatest mass taken in by touts in chaos UTMOST
Lead sheep in newly formed company STARTUP
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Marks that are made round extracts in speech RINGS
Might head of convent left inside meditate? MUSCLE
Place line about rising nation in advertisement for drama PLAYBILL
Poet in past lacking focused vision BLEARY
Preserve a medal thrown out after damage MARMALADE
President wanting vote to support acceptable alliance UNION
Rot in time fully developed TRIPE
Set nothing next to brown fruit TANGELO
Sons quarrelled less following betrayal SELLOUT
Sporting body with change of law ends time of illusory promise FALSEDAWN
Urgent devil, so deviously persuasive SILVERTONGUED
Variable element in religious group missing leader no longer around EXTINCT
Wanted things in agreement endlessly disrupted by party traitor DESIDERATA
When guarding base, that is dutiful behaviour OBEDIENCE
Width of character in complete illustration DEMO