The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25689 - January 21, 2014

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Clues Answers
Article about local resistance being less strong THINNER
Bird nibbled tiny amount of food TITBIT
Business associate put up charges PARTNER
Chancellor's plan to make money I reluctantly move should be adopted MINIBUDGET
Drastically cuts levies (20% reduction) AXES
Element of Chinese philosophy that attracts one at the outset TAO
English and Irish visiting China and a Middle Eastern state EMIRATE
Equipment chef regularly used to keep fowl hot, mostly? KITCHENWARE
Fellow runs over tracks RORY
Greed, say, eating hot piece of beef SHIN
Heading school team, perhaps, one overwhelmed by heavy defeat CAPTAINING
I'm a dunce, failing to secure a modest exam grade — being this? UNACADEMIC
Jacob's boy comes from humble village LEVI
Joanna, perhaps, in coach about to give place to men INSTRUMENT
Kid given energy drinks at first TEASE
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Large bird hovering over harbour picked up fish ROCKCOD
Make no move to return food without taste STAGNATE
Noel Coward work, show subsequently receiving very critical comment? PRESENTLAUGHTER
Picture given fancy title, oddly VIGNETTE
Right on track RECOURSE
River bank half crumbled away CAM
Runners, terribly harassed, abandoning second part of race DASHERS
Secretly watch son with wild pony SPYON
Soldier's preferred form of defence PARAPET
Spice giving bland food pungent smell, you say? Ace! PAPRIKA
Stop working group achieving success PACKUP
Tense old man worries about swallowing first of pills before therapy PASTPERFECT
That woman doctor frequently seen around town HERTFORD
This person's on board — I'm surprised — accepting outlandish part in comedy COMPANYDIRECTOR
Went into hospital department before daughter ENTERED