The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25886 - September 8, 2014

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Clues Answers
Animal with tail up — and not held to be very big ENORMOUS
Be quick! Board eastern vessel accompanied by girl and boy GETONESSKATESON
Bear witness, attending trial ATTEST
Behaved disgustingly in petty quarrel SPAT
Breach in southern church is over Mass SCHISM
Co-Head's inflexibility? FIRMNESS
Container used in Monica's kitchen CASK
Current reference — not a figment of the imagination ILLUSION
Early course presented in instalments, so to speak CEREAL
Father Brown's last device for giving warning SIREN
Frivolous Liberal in secure position FOOTLING
Illicit aid concealed by Home Counties writer SCRIBE
Important that new friar enters the Derby area? KENTUCKY
Ingenious new clue, for sure RESOURCEFUL
Islander cheers Scotsman after successful shot TAHITIAN
Clues Answers
Language teacher who's no good grasping Dutch at first URDU
Leaders of many areas, East and West MAE
Little bird flying in glens, circling Tomintoul initially NESTLING
Main complaint minister initially dismissed about church OCEAN
Neat duke touring on behalf of university OXFORD
Noted performer's nervous tension on air? SONGSTRESS
One way to support race — one that's upwardly mobile CAREERIST
Promise to pay strike-breakers outside this plant SCABIOUS
Refuses to tolerate gossip about English feature of fairy tale BEANSTALK
Rising sailor, one who deserts the sinking ship? RAT
Secret court remaining in the interior COVERT
Stake Joan ultimately worried about ANTE
Strange, but those are near that place! THEREABOUTS
Weapon whose use may make a child's pulse race? PEASHOOTER