The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25839 - July 15, 2014

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Act boldly, risking a stinging response GRASPTHENETTLE
Basin to drink around STOUP
Birth of dwarf? HAPPYEVENT
Bottom's cold — approves covering it in nightwear BEDSOCKS
Corpulence of dog problematic in wooden ship PODGINESS
Cultivated type names an arsenic compound RENAISSANCEMAN
Cutter's first to hail vessel HEWER
Dismissed from here, hard to leave for prison perhaps SENTENCE
Don't stay firm — intend compromising eventually in affair COMEANDGO
For "plumbers", a target we messed up? WATERGATE
French port, I agree, no backward spot SETEYESON
Get secretary to sit up on a stool at first, gaining energy for bureaucratic nightmare PAPERCHASE
God's party in fresh uprising WODEN
Gong keeps animals turning left in a sort of race OBSTACLE
Ground cannot be opened in its current state ASIS
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Her prophecies treated as canards? CASSANDRA
In the kitchen one plugged in sound equipment — loud noise welcome! MICROWAVE
Letters read out for a joke TEASE
More given to working animal BISON
Neurotic, hiding coin EURO
No original cases with old instrument SHAWM
Not so furious about carpet being up TAMER
Overweight, having to keep up exercise and be brisk STEPOUT
Parliamentary officials in Hyde Park Corner SPEAKERS
Part of leg of bird eaten by father FEMUR
Prisoner with amazing success in conference POWWOW
Silk's farewell including unwrapped present? TAFFETA
Start of overture on organ: enter one actor OLIVIER
Still right to enter a challenge ATREST
What some have to face: a quiet minute loading beast of burden YASHMAK