The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26299 - January 4, 2016

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A bad name for earthy particles mixed with water? MUD
After end of dinner, I love a port RIO
Air of this writer accepting rise in benefit? MELODY
Amusing chap reportedly supplying mushrooms and the like FUNGI
Angler beginning to fill one kind of tank FISHERMAN
At Bethnal Green, go underground and carp IDE
Ban doctor interrupting organ work? EMBARGO
Bone found in Indian city? PATELLA
Depth measurer that's safer under City house? ECHOSOUNDER
Emperor who's down over Christmas rising NAPOLEON
English composer's seen around principal part of fortifications BEACHHEAD
Explosive device — what mine host might call a failure? TIMEBOMB
Gap in continuity true men grin about INTERREGNUM
Given illumination, landed with provisions around lake FLOODLIT
Haughty fellow rings to be admitted ALOOF
Hoof extremely useful in a wildebeest when climbing UNGULA
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Ill-educated youth leader lacking preparedness UNREADY
Land with husky, say, and animal for riding SADDLEHORSE
Left Arran sadly, like close relatives FRATERNAL
Month cook loses head, eating beef regularly OCTOBER
Odd time to bury minute items of jumble RUMMAGE
One in stagnation, with no tips on where to find fuel? OILDRUM
Poisonous type exhausted crossing eastern river SERPENT
Roman family name of Swiss financier involved in scam COGNOMEN
Routed all over the place, following this? DETOUR
Rubbish put back thus in trunk TORSO
Sea creature prince smuggled back west initially NARWHAL
Shy — not like us when given papers for Queen DIFFIDENT
Small island with a special appeal AIT
Spirit of nature in lines framed by old man DRYAD
Suspicion surrounding most of European Right's protest Hungermarch
Watchman with energy replacing a form of fuel PETROL