The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25850 - July 28, 2014

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Abnormal, at first, not to display a bushy hairstyle AFRO
Article penned by colonel on Daily Sketch? CHARCOAL
Bad-tempered entry in laureate's typescript TESTY
Bloomer made by unidentified person in old language OXTONGUE
Charge Brazilian money to bind a set of books? RENTAL
Clearly enunciated description of centipedes, for example ARTICULATED
Conventional youth leader, solid and thickset STOCKY
Cultivate a writer of epigrams? One tries COURTMARTIAL
Device used a lot in Lear, it turns out ALLITERATION
European appearing after a bit - one that's legless TADPOLE
Fans may swoon over him, both rather foolishly HEARTTHROB
Game to have forty winks NAP
Genuine press chief is accepted and brought in REALISED
Heavy burden John Stuart's taking to Tyneside MILLSTONE
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I'm apt to consume last of ration, being mean INTEND
Lacking lake, Mitty's family finally abandoned this? WATERSKI
Miners' leader leaving own entrance to mine ADIT
Officer given an expensive-sounding ship to begin with BRIGADIER
Old suit used for milking? EXACTION
Place in team useless for exam ELEVENPLUS
Plant producing oil the French way RUE
Rant about a monarch's means of transport RAILCAR
Short illness made shorter by this? CURTAILMENT
Short jacket for dance in Madrid BOLERO
Sporting chance of sponsor losing head about daughter ODDSON
Tick on dog's head, dry on top SECOND
Unpaid person who's marvellous around old port HONOLULU
Unusual time visiting yours and my quarter OUTRE