The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25882 - September 3, 2014

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Amuse oneself making dessert TRIFLE
Asian pin-up seen swimming under river NIPPONESE
Bloomer, possibly, to be idle LOAF
Boat of shabby appearance carrying heroin DINGHY
Boring idea, to go unsteadily north YAWN
Composer's preserve in African country – and ours, reportedly BENJAMINBRITTEN
Dog's bed judge secured in Northern Ireland BASENJI
Domestic servant one's crazy about! MAID
English nurse once touring south German city ESSEN
Ex-pupil feasted regularly, becoming so? OBESE
Foolish person stunned by goat? SILLYBILLY
Foremost of beasts like sheep – or like cattle BOVINE
Game to take spirituous liquor on motor yacht RUMMY
Girl's sibling mostly departs without aid UNASSISTED
Horse-drawn vehicle runs over yob in army TROIKA
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Ideally happy city girl in Wales? ELYSIAN
Instruction to prince to go to far left in engagement? BETROTHAL
Japanese art fiddle covered up by old friend in Paris ORIGAMI
Oddly this also initially confused a historical annotator SCHOLIAST
Possibly a diamond dealer will have it in hand CARD
Pressing senior officer to block departure route EXIGENT
Prison officer sometimes needing a good turn from a driver? SCREW
Question a graduate propping up a Middle East port AQABA
See church worker entering right part of Greater Manchester CANTERBURY
Sensational component of land I ruled over LURID
Sort of farming event is in turmoil INTENSIVE
Statements of opinion concerning theatre shows? REPRESENTATIONS
Superior figure miners take a long time to respect at first NUMERATOR
Take life gently somehow? Not for very long FLEETINGLY
US city slum adopting Republican rather slowly LARGHETTO