The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25623 - November 4, 2013

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"Chose" — past tense given initially in dictionary OPTED
A service held by the French in part of County Antrim LARNE
Ambassador's about to receive calls, avoiding a snarl ENMESH
Annoyed, I charge IRATE
Appraised newly-constructed exit DISAPPEAR
Arrest knight in bankruptcy RUNIN
Be an authority on tear-jerkers on soon? One winks, mischievously KNOWONESONIONS
Bird out, flying about — name? TOUCAN
Clothing torn keeping goal RAIMENT
Compact disc broken by old woman in habit? Strange and puzzling question CONUNDRUM
Direction given by particular US Academy WESTPOINT
Drew gun at this stage, beginning to duck GATHERED
Gourmand's unusual guilt, one having to drop much weight GLUTTON
Johnny-come-lately on horseback getting over jump UPSTART
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Large sea bream swimming in a penetrating light LASERBEAM
Look at programme that included commercial for a cosmetic EYESHADOW
Meet at golf club, all being well TOUCHWOOD
Milne character having row about origins of Girl Guides TIGGER
More with it stop in German city TRENDIER
Proportion, or portion reduced? RATIO
Satisfying, standing in a place full of gas guzzlers, at times FILLINGSTATION
Send a message to reserve, exactly as planned TEXTBOOK
Smart wife is interrupting mum SWISH
Somehow he'll shock Morse, the famous detective SHERLOCKHOLMES
Texts from university town, southern READINGS
What's tabu? FOURLETTERWORD
Working to tour a US state, one south-east of here ONTARIO
Writer eating only half of stew in small restaurant BISTRO