The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25968 - December 12, 2014

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'The Godfather', perhaps, is back SPONSOR
Activates European veto over French article ENABLES
Any zinnia initially get freakishly big flower? YANGTZE
Carpeting could be total fiasco without ruler TALKINGTO
China Times keeps calm TEASET
Cover caught — by some — not that far out in the deep INSHORE
Disorder in fuel scam briefly with liquid I'd nicked GASTRICFLU
Dope opens things to get useless bits FAGENDS
Exhaust and other car part in Daytona TIRE
Following a vehicle outside Lincoln plant FAVABEAN
Games here partly caused a craze in recession ARCADES
Gunners admitted to lighter shelling BARRAGE
If possible I would, without doubt, shed top IDEALLY
In trip, can daughter beam? FLOODLIGHT
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It always has gone wrong in helping Victoria, say RAILWAYSTATION
Maybe Ruby's secure unit binding document GEMSTONE
Parliamentarian and German ambassador opening route ROUNDHEAD
Part diver, all wader BITTERN
Police often demand them to call with tackle NAMEANDADDRESS
Practise wrestling after pulling a muscle TRICEPS
Risky time for Buzz to rue losing power lines REENTRY
Severe blow, eye's closing AUSTERE
Shares possibly less trendy clothing VESTMENTS
Some French abandon wreck in old city TROY
This country drops European country UKRAINE
Tough old boy in brown coat ROBUST
Wait for the unceasing winds to blow up THROWAFIT
Young man scores works with fixed number of lines SONNETS