The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 25795 - May 24, 2014

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A black panther maybe breaks fall, making step down ABDICATE
Apply pressure with stick PROD
At bottom, those emotional outbursts are private BEHINDTHESCENES
Battle site partially cleared in old city for ugly skyscraper? MONSTROSITY
Deceive with lie, but not in meeting CONVENTION
Exit for such healthy pursuits OUTDOOR
Express: nothing in the news, read no more? NONSTOP
Get time together, but waste empty hour in coyness SYNCHRONISE
Honest, and once more responsible? RELIABLE
Hostile power pretended to support NATO's rear OPPOSED
If only I could manage to hold small probe OTOSCOPE
Not a Boat Race rehearsal, then DRYRUN
Note acknowledgment of stupidity DOH
Old prison ships FLEET
Personally clean a little paint LICK
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Prominent at last in rising become emperor TITUS
Roughly redesigned crease out of chalk CRETACEOUS
Run out of guts, reaching limits of will ENTAILS
Show one is worthy to leave the army? DESERVE
Showing skill, nice to move into surplus PROFICIENT
Some hint of umami in Asian dish ... TOFU
sticky stuff, not quite satisfying GOO
Tea and Daily ... CHAR
The principal store, without exception BARNONE
The state of one's belongings MEMBERSHIP
To fail to understand is comprehended by diplomats CLOSED
Triumphant put-down of alien in Kent? SOTHERE
Uptight oneself, start to object to broadcast mistake one hears SLIPOFTHETONGUE
Waffle about love endlessly, then finish speaking PERORATE
White Book seen at intervals ALBUMEN