The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26387 - April 15, 2016

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A lot of drink taken — embarrassing mistake, woman admitted HOGSHEAD
A preservative backed to protect one yogurt dish RAITA
A Red Square rally in the centre moving left LENIN
Artiste in boat regularly covering the whole of Ireland BALLERINA
Char's function including dusting at the back SINGE
Counsel getting plain text — smarter, it's said PROSECUTOR
Duck blocking local walkway: quack! HOMEOPATH
Expression restraining fist flying in meeting SATISFYING
Girl given fine, taken outside: this may enable further proceedings LEGALAID
Good girl, a little off GAMY
Ignore possible effect of strapless dress COLDSHOULDER
Judge on board cutter SHEARS
Lifting, say, NATO force, is European anthem MARSEILLAISE
Like lead character of knight, say, in old film SILENT
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One beset by a great number flags HOIST
Personal motive to cut books up: laborious work AXETOGRIND
Pledge wine HOCK
Poetic device is nothing but repeats ALLITERATION
Pulling away from centre of pitch? TOWING
Refused to accept looking sickly — departed to fix it DISALLOWED
Reversing car inside, arrived to see plant CAMOMILE
Rude gesture — the cane for it RASPBERRY
Stranded at this junction? SPAGHETTI
Think again and save REDEEM
This artist would get meditative exercise oddly mixed up GOYA
Try to interrupt call by husband? Barbarian! VISIGOTH
Weird devices losing power, interrupted by constant spasms CONTRACTIONS
Woman had refuge for husband? SHED