The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25043 - December 27, 2011

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Aircraft miss parts of the runway SKIPLANES
Alter dress SHIFT
Canadian city gent backing American state CALGARY
Colour in South London gardens SKEW
Composer introduces brief entertainment: piano quartet music? BARBERSHOP
Country dairy stores up bottles SYRIA
Criminal gets punishment — jail CONFINE
Entrants to every department at university on-message as good students should be EDUCABLE
Exotic dish sold out? Fill up with flipping cheese DOLMADES
French-style piece of meat I felt should be well-cooked FILET
In a way, first class copy CLONE
In party game, round ball's briefly picked up LABOUR
Intricate detail not a feature of Cervantes' writing? TILDE
Irregular temperature in small oven STRANGE
Jug of beer, perhaps: I'd imbibed a measure BRIDEWELL
Knock off RUNDOWN
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Language Beardsley used from time to time ERSE
Letters to cool guy, say? FANMAIL
Number one rat run? SHORTCUT
On back road I observed learner drivers following correct procedure DRILL
Rather austere wing in hospital SPARTAN
Satirist's extraordinary moral pressure — one's impressed LAMPOONER
Scary book from German writer needing no introduction CHILLER
Short legal document reversing part of will CODICIL
Singer fluffed note at start of recital TENOR
Skirting edges of crevasse I choose climbing aid ICEPICK
Taxi driver shirty as passenger finally gets out CABBY
Wading bird close by, about to cross the river NIGHTHERON
Went roaming with some hesitation during the day WANDERED
What's cool and thin, wound round top of legs? LOINCLOTH
Who could send you to sleep? Chopin, perhaps SANDMAN
Writer such as Hemingway finding way to the top STERNE