The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25254 - August 29, 2012

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Attempt to house sloth? Not in this ancient period TERTIARY
Bring up boys initially wanting fish ROACH
City still on cloud nine ECSTATIC
Dismantling barn suits townees URBANISTS
Draught-horse perversely called seedy out East CLYDESDALE
Engage in conflict: join believers holding line ENTERTHELISTS
Faction taking several weeks to introduce army JUNTA
Female worker's first gripe BEEF
Field trial finally covered by a number of papers REALM
Genuine German dramatist, not British ECHT
Going round rings horrifies a horse APPALOOSA
Hacks may use this short trip to secure drinks JOURNALESE
In Tyndrum I'd get a buzz from this! MIDGE
It pushes fuel across motorway, thanks to 27 COMMERCIAL
It's not even funny ODD
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Join party and see old city fox? DISCOLOUR
Like birds flying round new canopy AWNING
Like someone else's biography? No way NOTONYOURLIFE
Paid to take courses FEED
Possibly Jean's father and Cockney's faithful supporter FRENCHMAN
Race attack involving large crowd in centre SLALOM
Relentless questioning leading to doctorate, perhaps THIRDDEGREE
Resign as senior executive for starters, given little cup DEMITASSE
Rested in country road, say LAIN
Shorten declaration about fashionable nobility STATELINESS
Siren getting European noble 27 in tense state SEDUCTRESS
Skinflint we may find boring? MISER
The point of mountain-climbing? NEB
Twisted front of scooter in accident 27's in MISSHAPEN
Wading bird, for example, on end of boat EGRET