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The Times - Cryptic May 12 2012

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Allergenic plant you and I saw red about RAGWEED
Ann's retort damaged a losing cause NONSTARTER
Attempt to enter school quarters, carrying in poison STRYCHNINE
Avoid using full force to pick up one's drinks? PULLONESPUNCHES
Barmy boss securing power over head of industry STUPID
Be dead right, as a competent DIYer should? (3,3,4,2,3,4) HITTHENAILONTHEHEAD
Bog-standard article about the Roman church BASILICA
Compensate for routine missing out in shift? REDRESS
Conscious of a conflict beginning to erupt AWARE
Contributors to forum have time to go into problems POSTERS
Corps overwhelmed by army lad's treachery TREASON
Decree regarding game fish RULING
Diabolical smell next to area in pub INHUMAN
Explode, catching rodent with pork sausage BRATWURST
Fabric that's new — all ten feet, surprisingly FLANNELETTE
Family of writers whose appeal comes in waves? SITWELL
Forswear oneself shamelessly, unimpeded by canines LIETHROUGHONESTEETH
Girl in a wooded hollow, so to speak ADELE
Girl unknown to depart from Red Sea port SUE
Giving away recent purchases SHOPPING
Graduate's famous poem about southern peaks MASSIF
Haggard fellow's description of horse in stable? RIDERLESS
Heard about animals beginning to tamper with wall hangings TAPESTRIED
Horses initially saluted with cries of wonder GEEGEES
Hoteliers start working around noon, if all else has failed INTHELASTRESORT
Illuminate stern of vessel leaving for north LIGHTEN
Image promoter's pressure accepted by wrongdoer SPINNER
Improperly lent the tape, being in various events PENTATHLETE
In Michigan's church they possibly articulate imperfectly MISPRONOUNCE
Increase dimension of study in Mayfair WIDEN
Indicate men meet a married woman in Florence? SIGNORA
It takes some pluck to use this vegetable slicer MANDOLIN
It's casual, also within memory RANDOM
Jo leaves spoilsport for composer in Irish town KILLARNEY
Joint rises required to make this party swing? KNEESUP
Lacking an outstanding feature? That's a wonder CHINLESS
Leftist that's rejected blue cover for bedding EIDERDOWN
Living in dependency, officer abandons East for island area COLONIAL
Local serving up beer no one accepted REGIONAL
Minister preoccupied primarily with crime PARSON
Mother welcomes granny's retirement? Not any time soon MANANA
Mouldings once fashionable around the French parish office BEADLESHIP
Musician's note penetrating thin fog on lake MINSTREL
Old notion I ignored, keeping ship in Ukrainian port ODESSA
Paper that's folded, as TV appeal is turned down, wasting hours NOTELET
Possibly Waverley's position in life? STATION
Potted jargon of English on strike in the Home Counties TELEGRAPHESE
Pounce, seeing son parking outside court SWOOP
Reptile needs a breather climbing a rocky peak ALLIGATOR
Rise late and ring PM's chaplain up? OVERSLEEP
Scaramouche's fellow protégé? COWARD
Singer looking for grub in a trunk? TREECREEPER
Strangely silent buddy regularly treated with scornful abuse INSULTED
Sum of money required for contract? PURSE
Supreme champion's surprisingly bolder when in drink WORLDBEATER
Surrey town's sound device for measuring heaviness of traffic? WEIGHBRIDGE
Time to identify a source of poetic inspiration ERATO
To which ruined tower the governor is admitted? WHERETO
Transport worker married in US city in wet weather RAILMAN
Trap a prime minister reportedly set before autumn PITFALL
Work unit appearing in another guise ERG
You, we hear, will be among her charges SHEPHERDESS
"Train overdue" first of day-trippers scoffed DEVOURED
10, possibly 11, sides written about English composer LEARNER
Academic, very good one, stops rot BOOKISH
Corroborate northward movement of soldiers before ordeal ATTEST
Deliver carpet after short rest LIBERATE
Emperor imprisoning king in outskirts of town TRAJAN
Flowering plant, one in stock, a bloomer COWSLIP
Freshwater fish seen on river trip RIDE
Government branch briefly put in as experts ADEPTS
Honour death of speaker FETE
Mean to house old man quickly APACE
Not all forensic images upset court advisers AMICI
Nothing on before noon? Ambassador will ring eminent people HALLOFFAME
People risk both losing heads in lift ENHANCE
Put out article by European rebel ETHERISE
Putting on a show before start of term — with resolution? PRETENDING
Retired private investigators' clubs SPOONS
Scouting's revival spiked by bit of sharp practice RECONNAISSANCE
Shop selling various items - sort urged to diversify DRUGSTORE
Short joke is going round about girl JESSICA
Spooner's to follow mare that's bolted and pursue lost cause FLOGADEADHORSE
Starts up again about energy saved in monetary figures RESUMES
Trick taking in extremely dense pupil STUDENT
Unconcerned about power one giant held IMPASSIVE
What may be celebrated following study of everyday life MASSOBSERVATION
Where I worked on a couple of classical couplets CLERIHEW
Why pa's notorious when drunk — it's a question of choice WHATSYOURPOISON
Without risk securing worker for state capital SANTAFE
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