The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic- November 20, 2014

 The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 25949 - November 20, 2014

Clue	Answer
"The Herald" comes back into harbour briefly	PRECURSOR
A fail at university: one's bidden to leave	ADIEU
Additional hospital overwhelmed by crash in town	ROTHERHAM
Agree always to keep working in this heat?	NOONDAY
Announced an attack, so ready?	ARRAYED
Comedians: one stout, but surely both evergreen?	LAURELANDHARDY
Dignitary almost regal, up to the minute	MAYOR
Dope I wrapped in brown and a sort of violet	GENTIAN
Endure sister's approving comment?	BROOK
Goddess who can't finish a prawn cocktail, say	ASTARTE
Husband would not be chairman, left with one way out	PROFLIGATE
In vain man caught by Russians struggling	NARCISSUS
Indian getting rid of cold in ill health finally	SIKH
Lines removed from lots of books for balance	LIBRA
Old dossier read out about opera company, one getting into the red?	OENOPHILE

Clue	Answer
One that should be sucked being blown here? Ominous sign	STRAWINTHEWIND
Preservative is put over parts of leg	TARSI
Ref failed to blow up, getting the bird	FIELDFARE
Reptile chewed on, until this?	REPLETION
Revolutionary time takes bank aback	TYLER
Rowing thus perhaps, bow foolish to lose heart	NOISILY
Short period outside wet coach	TRAINER
Slap left for German that may take the role of Buttons	CUFFLINKS
Slim hips Kelly wiggles	SYLPHLIKE
Sort of clip round tiger	PAPER
Station not socially acceptable — taking the road over land	ESTONIA
Tea passed around at home?	CHINA
Teddy bear given new head for minor literary figure	EDWARDLEAR
Where surgeon works on	ATOP
Write piece about one swimmer	PENGUIN