The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25835 - July 10, 2014

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A new writer's opening essay in relaxed style TRANQUILLY
Bachelors keep wanting relations to say something sweet, and with spirit BRANDYBUTTER
Bisected by motorway, fine meadow reduced in size rapidly AMILEAMINUTE
Bishop steps back, dropping husband's plant BLADDERCAMPION
Blood money also something passed to dealer BUCK
Books abnormally large, firm exercising instrument OTOSCOPE
Close surgery for non-medical reasons NIPANDTUCK
Condition of ground is very poor PROVISO
Country fellow protecting maiden, busy attending to disorder? COMPATRIOT
Curiosity of Irishman holding place beside reader COLLECTORSITEM
Dilapidated felt hat that Lincoln's run over THEFLAT
Hot lines potentially done in case of regional televote LOVELETTER
Joke sent up ragged love film DOCTORNO
Miss, perhaps, a square cut, going the wrong way NINA
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Old governors saw ban being violated NAWABS
Old King Cole avoiding salad in principle OHMSLAW
One's indebted to girl speaking up for Union member IOWA
One's often taken out, meeting mostly in tavern INJUNCTION
Open marriage making one the object of ridicule UNBUTTON
Part of aeroplane, possibly, spinning up in the air OPEN
Prime Minister's graduate wife hugged by Lord Home BALDWIN
Recording all the hits: black youth's first's snapped up by fans BLOWBYBLOW
Set of locks using bolt and safety device BARNET
Specify period of inactivity SPELLOUT
Spicy food needs cold water in abundance BALTIC
Tip from generous old citizen for cleaner in bar? SOAP
Trains once, before French eleven gets medal BRONZE
Who's ultimately handy in reversing colour? DYER