The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24087 - December 3, 2008

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Accounts for mongrel cross with spaniel EXPLAINS
Almost explode, seeing mistake GOOF
Big blow, to be the least regular member of staff? TEMPEST
Black bird heading away from stream ROOK
Brilliant chap leaving university volunteers for plant GENISTA
Chap is in trouble — turn to the ladies WOMANISE
Concerned about darling having dressed down CARPETED
Drawer in room, part of kitchen DRAINER
Extremely limited, performing a scene in Shakespeare VERONA
Fluent but questionable, needing adjustment to remove elements of bias ELOQUENT
Following expectations, we hear, extremely tense interlude ENTRACTE
Forceful knight judged extremely dangerous, if just initiated JEDI
Hellish route along Yellow Brick Road? PRIMROSEPATH
In race not finishing, having fallen over; that's natural INBRED
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Israeli bank-clerk not initially available — he may give you a ring JEWELLER
Issue free of tax has its attraction MAGNET
Land on mountain with climbing equipment to try out REALPROPERTY
Long-winded, for numbers of Romans PROLIX
M en organised to work on window — they made mistaken charge LIGHTBRIGADE
Man bargin' around noisily JOCELYN
Objective growth of despicable Alamo type? MISSIONCREEP
Provide introduction for old wife HELPMEET
Receptacle quickly filled by William SPITTOON
Retired, I secured name as firewalker ABEDNEGO
Running into deer is a bore and a traffic hazard ROADRAGE
Testing, for example, gnome ASSAYING
Unnamed people held up girl in area of Greece THESSALY
Unsettle fairies by speaking FAZE