The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25554 - August 15, 2013

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Clues Answers
Active, like endangered species in historic flood? ATWORK
Amid badinage, detective's keeping mum — he knows the score BANDMASTER
Bank holding large volume back by any chance? REMOTELY
Big city backer fails to get housing LOSANGELES
Borne back by fabled beast, mad King George's dumbstruck FLABBERGASTED
Deposits by church rising PUTSCH
Elaborate bromide rattled queen EMBROIDER
Extra cover for ruminants, primarily BYRE
God's name an irritant THORN
Gut reaction of fashionable society cold in tone INSTINCT
Hot air bed BUNK
Idolaters frantically penning article relating to Eros, etc ASTEROIDAL
Looking embarrassed about tale vagrant told RELATED
Male's left warning about unknown livestock OXEN
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Old sinner? There's one, they say, in every church KNAVE
Overturned set about to malfunction ACTUP
Parry departs leaving bill AVERT
Permission to leave troops in key setting CONGEALMENT
Put an end to bizarre rite described by monastic OBLITERATE
Record-holder has spell on board TURNTABLE
Region broadcast great communist features LANDMARKS
Reporter's become stuck upright in doorway JAMB
Republican in second surprise withdrawal SCRATCH
Short performance raised a small amount DOT
Source of timber from the southern Caucasus, extremely versatile HORSECHESTNUT
Top container for Spooner's low-grade fuel BROWNCOAL
What's made by celebrity getting out of here ahead of time? FLYINGSTART
With leader absent, muddle remains ASH