The Sun - Cryptic - Jul 20 2015

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Afraid head of state was anxious SCARED
Am I to leave, mate? AMIGO
Another bird in winter nest! TERN
Assume, for the sake of argument, one penetrates military base POSIT
Capital, is it holding politician back? TBILISI
Carry male tribal symbol TOTEM
Changed mode of protest DEMO
Close to the end of the day, virtually NIGH
Coming into porch, identified exotic plant ORCHID
Crazy about circle of cassava MANIOC
Demanding cut, a quarter SEVERE
Don't start thinking about being exploitative USING
Firm left before boom collapsed in Asian port COLOMBO
I hope it transformed a country in Africa ETHIOPIA
Clues Answers
Insensitive visit by old American CALLOUS
Joins egghead first and makes an appearance EMERGES
Leave some PART
Ogle around a drain LEACH
Plenty of paper to obliterate smear REAMS
Political alliances let back into vehicles CARTELS
Reject inner circle and wilt DROOP
Remaining double after another rise RESIDUAL
Run to a peer in trouble OPERATE
Spoil church procession MARCH
Stock Edward returned behind the yacht basin MARINADE
Unfortunately, Melissa is lacking purpose AIMLESS
Warship liable to be quarantined? CARRIER
Wrong name of a thousand merinos, maybe MISNOMER