The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25958 - December 1, 2014

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... men at rig confused about husband's terrible ordeal NIGHTMARE
A girl's audible on radio or stage PHASE
Armed soldier encountered endlessly crossing Welsh river MUSKETEER
Audibly cross entering quiet city, an earthly paradise SHANGRILA
Be obliged to save energy and come to a standstill HEAVETO
By no means the first writer to be a spy FIFTHCOLUMNIST
Departed without leader? It's not to be repeated ONEOFF
Doctor on TV broadcast rejected the old nonsense HOOEY
Equal of those folk admitting new earl? PEEROFTHEREALM
Fearful thing, disease: it gets a hostile reaction BUGABOO
Flyer identified by archdeacon in Orwell's opening sentence OVENBIRD
Free upper-class knight, one that may be shot UNBOLT
Grammatically analyse constant unit of distance PARSEC
Hanger-on presenting bill for attorney in radio programme TOADY
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Liberal upset about more recent article affecting two parties BILATERAL
Meet at hospital to visit Smith? FORGATHER
Noble given award for making part of organ EARLOBE
One examines pupils originally on Cranbrook's usual register OCULIST
One who squanders, being more to the right? BLUER
Phoney university surrounded by marshy areas BOGUS
Prayers couple offered, securing gold object of rare interest COLLECTORSITEM
Presiding minister deprived of final right? Not too quickly MODERATO
Put the men to work for such an unspecified time UMPTEENTH
Ring back twice to express contempt for ... POOHPOOH
Serious about half of managers coming from east SOBER
Stop Republican moving north? It's most uncommon RAREST
They're short-lived, coming from border in record time EPHEMERA
What the poor do, having ill-fitting windows? FEELTHEDRAUGHT