The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25864 - August 13, 2014

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'Film OK in retrospect': extremely short review PICKOVER
A large creature entering agricultural land creates unnecessary panic FALSEALARM
Accommodation I found in county town (not private) BEDSIT
Animal deprived of water, going round city most of day DROMEDARY
Avoided handling fish close to port SKATEDOVER
City opera house initially accommodating small number HONOLULU
Criminal held up travellers, getting into extremely dire trouble DESPERADO
Diver left without costume? LOON
First to come on with band CREW
Footballer in a position to take shot as header GOALIE
Government department's cutting wages – bother! INCOMMODE
Group of activists recruits old politician as ally COMPADRE
Here's a drink, chuck SLING
Lens, say, through which you once spotted young female EYEGLASS
Little bird screeched endlessly on top of tree OWLET
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Machine assembled length, bit by bit INCHMEAL
Oddly astute general and statesman ATTLEE
Old lag about to go before English judge, free of all charges EXONERATE
Perhaps one ruddy member of the clergy CARDINAL
Robbery at back of depot, I believe THEIST
Sail out past edge of shore, getting in trouble PUTTOSEA
Saw shortened garment MAXI
Soldiers worried to speak out ORATE
Spymaster biography allowed to be turned into a TV movie TELEFILM
Start of tea party: greedy person goes round for food HOTDOG
States bank customer has capital going right down AVERS
Stress account has very little money ACCENT
Suffering one undergoes initially, needing different plastic-coated drugs PHARMACEUTICALS
Wide awake, receptive to suggestion IDEA