The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,969 - Aug 21 2016

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Clues Answers
After direction, City Hall works as it should! ETHICALLY
An ample opportunity? Not a bit of it! AFATCHANCE
Breakdown in deliveries? BOWLINGANALYSIS
Consider changing gear on the way REGARD
Date of a battle? ENGAGEMENT
Doctor got up and down MOROSE
Doctor, get up and heal this deathly disease THEPLAGUE
Even a dull writer may deliver a kick HACK
Fair to put the head in charge FETE
Gave out rapidly, as the drunk did? REELEDOFF
Get involved in someone else's business? MERGE
Hesitantly stated a colour and was wrong ERRED
I play-act, badly out of character ATYPICAL
Il Duce turned out to be a mathematician EUCLID
Island doctor turns up to be imprisoned in Asia, unexpectedly SARDINIA
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It used to be very painful SORE
Joint league champ­ions? TOPSIDE
Leave word for the French ADIEU
Must it end in tragedy following extraordinary scenes? NECESSITY
Organised miracle rescue RECLAIM
Related company takes on new agent COGNATE
See what has been written about publicity READ
Servant in upset during dinner, perhaps MENIAL
Sharing common interests — like football clubs? INLEAGUE
Sit on the fence with dispute between neighbours, perhaps HEDGEROW
Sports club CRICKETBAT
Subject those people to the ultimate in abuse THEME
Worried, hastened to receive religious instruction HARRIED
Yeasty reds drunk in recent times YESTERDAYS