The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25352 - December 21, 2012

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A very small amount of audio tape IOTA
Chap's almost raised manifest OVERT
Close mate ruling out Friday END
Edit English input poorly, showing lack of competence INEPTITUDE
Emperor endlessly breaking agreement for local elector CONSTITUENT
Finally level with United in score EVENTUALLY
Inclining to one side like the Leaning Tower, needing an injection of practical skill PARTISAN
Look, chestnut horse must be returned GANDER
Make up more brutish puzzle BEWILDER
Men entered into masculine esprit de corps MORALE
Middle section of leg bone identifies large bird EMU
Oil perhaps comes down on head LANDSCAPE
Old aircraft equipment linked to plane's end KITE
One MP's involved in most white parchment that's recycled PALIMPSEST
Packet of sweet herb MINT
Perhaps one-parent family's kept in one big house MANSION
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Peter out to obtain money from Her Majesty TAPER
Plight of decrepit man seen wandering PREDICAMENT
Plough blade beheaded animal running in fields HARE
Raced again around about middle of arena, getting closer NEARER
Referee needed in March for preliminaries PREFACE
Seek tack that's key in smith's workshop FORAGE
Sees term here? In a way one does SEMESTER
Soldier runs over for uniform perhaps RIG
Sponsors leading baseball catcher BACKSTOP
Staying power enlivens when there's no energy to be picked up STAMINA
Surgical procedure needs possibility to be split by age OPERATION
Taut senses must be involved for such perception ASTUTENESS
Trouble over British and European building material ADOBE
Very stupid answer is given over the number of Muses ASININE
With no cover over the top of gravy boat BARGE