The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25876 - August 27, 2014

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As it were, use a needle cryptically? SOTOSPEAK
Attention-seeker stealing books for a number of patriots ANTHEM
Break even in other circumstances, finally ELEVENSES
Bum, one on saddle not beginning to keep left IDLER
Carrier hit from below, the rear, not the top KNAPSACK
Challenger against umpteen outsiders, something to beat CONUNDRUM
College is unrealistic ACADEMIC
Everything off when it's on? BIRTHDAYSUIT
Feed an artist MUNCH
Fresh phase, it's adaptable, being capable of change SHAPESHIFTER
Go by popular opinion initially, backing meat product PEPPERONI
Grow as an author, second becoming first SPROUT
Harry Potter actor's retaining betting for Quidditch, say? SPECTATORSPORT
Hydrogen's atomic number lower than lightweight oxygen OZONE
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I'm off to work, clothing piled high TOODLEPIP
Mustard in cleaner hair CHARLOCK
Nuts for bird CUCKOO
One page in plot certainly written up RECTO
Party ends in state trial for defamation LIBEL
Potential killer sees one escaping, if on the retreat FIRETRAP
Recordings by new artist perhaps around one for satellite DEIMOS
Rubbish bin, according to some posey jerks? ROBOTICDANCING
Something being swallowed shot up, back with us BOLUS
Substitute smoker sucking poisonous gas up LOCUM
Talk about wine likely to be spat out? SHOCKING
Tooth part oddly in place of eyeball? SPROCKET
Very fine lady, the Queen SHEER
Well I'm blowed, I'm blown from a censer? HOLYSMOKE