The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26261 - November 20, 2015

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21 ruler's cat by fireside, tailless LIONHEART
A call to restrict possible source of poison ACONITE
A flower some might toast BLOOMER
A pair of criminals' first botched admission on being arrested? AFAIRCOP
Agreement to exclude a set of books in which spelling's normal? COVEN
Ambassador admitted to centre to appear consistent COHERE
Announcer's calling for treatment from physio, perhaps KNEADING
Artist's relative turning up at end of game WHISTLER
Banter, essentially, if jailbird's confined PERSIFLAGE
Better darts reflecting one way to vary flight TOPSPIN
Cancellation inevitable after a long time ERASURE
Crowd stock up, according to reports HORDE
Daily forecast about to end PERDIEM
Drunken contingent from 9, 10 repelled OILED
Evacuated airmen given bubbly from old French province ANGEVIN
Even so, biography can be a work of art STILLLIFE
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Hard flooring, standard soft one having been removed PARQUET
Having no answer, sensitive pressman drew back CRINGED
Identify and eliminate tool, substandard PICKOFF
It stops bats ominously losing old lustre LUMINOSITY
Limits set on second cleric's income STIPEND
Magistrate's bill BEAK
Make good use of maestro when piano's unavailable EXERT
Men backing promotion course ROAD
Mounted volunteers clutching cross for talisman AMULET
Revolutionary marshal raised case of native tribe CHEYENNE
Run through unused plant SPEARMINT
Shoddy headgear that man's wearing CHEAP
Take top off the best unguent CREAM
Time in depot to grease joint? BASTE
Trails wearing of top hats FOOTPATHS
Vocal work's a wee bit tedious at first MOTET