The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25965 - December 9, 2014

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Clues Answers
"Mathematician's division by zero" doing the rounds TOURING
A lot of prayer involving God PLETHORA
Arrest briefly causing shock STUN
Artisan worked for Catherine the Great? TSARINA
Assistant from party quit SIDEKICK
Baggy pants in cream ride up PIGGYBACK
Bypass on green belt? Will the locals wear it? GRASSSKIRT
Caller fancied speaking GUEST
Cease novel — writer's block stops that caper! ESCAPADE
Drag artist's last to put make-up on? PAINT
Escape for one second in rainy US island KEYWEST
Girl milking cow gets no help lifting loads MYRIAD
I check description of convenience store, maybe ONESTOP
Jack in baking, pies failing regularly HOIST
Jones the writer prepares to bat INIGO
Like the Jumbo, perhaps, and what makes it accessible? JETTY
Clues Answers
Made small girl fight senior? DISPARAGED
Money to host charity event returned to the French state PARAGUAY
No longer ground attack? LETFLY
Official blowing up computers — this needed? REFIT
One books leather-clad male as stripper, finally? INTHEBUFF
One drunk disturbed a Riga tram MARGARITA
People passing on questionnaire? DONTKNOWS
Plough cuts a line producing big pieces in the field ARTILLERY
Promotion's target of admiral with a ship ADMASS
Purpose of visor, not seeing a Siberian city TOMSK
Reaction of partner accepting some work ALLERGY
Setters maybe keeping qualifier commonly for tough competition DOGEATDOG
Short panel covering hole close to some bright night light JUPITER
Take in some repudiation, reflecting DUPE
The idle drawing state benefit about to take too much DOODLE
What you will cross Oklahoma to see last of all? TULSA