The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26282 - December 15, 2015

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A fellow in a group briefly going round Spanish city SALAMANCA
Artist beginning to direct a short film DAVID
Badger, animal seen by wayside? MOLEST
Big city cinema providing diversion SMOKESCREEN
Bird seen in area to north of Britain AUK
Cereal: try it for starters SAGO
Clipped dog turning in basket COOP
Cold approaches — protective coats appear COVERTURES
Contemporary art gallery housed in quiet centre STATEOFTHEART
Dieter finally tucked into healthier kind of food FRITTER
Foreign port expelling British — the others remain REST
Help learners achieve top grade in college TEACH
I drop after rally near end of final, defeated DEMOLISHED
Item of clothing, stained, needing regular scrubbing TIE
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Moving component of car — it's always rotating ASTIR
Nottingham workers' allowance for rent? LACERATION
Soothing gangster's girlfriend that is admitted to part of hospital EMOLLIENT
Struggle with conviction VIEW
Tablet taken with hesitation when swallowing a liquid form of medicine PAINKILLER
Take first steps as brilliant solicitor STARTOUT
Team needs new ball to begin with ALLBLACKS
Upright member, one getting on after study MULLION
Used old copper to bind article mostly EXPLOITED
Vegetable grower supplies Conservative set across England KITCHENGARDEN
Vegetable stew: pâté too is ordered SWEETPOTATO
Who might have no score at end of game? LAMEDUCK
With fabric, minimum temperature for washing TOILET
Yes, there's an unpleasant smell about tripe HOKUM