The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26497 - August 22, 2016

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Boasted about stadium in centre becoming packed CROWDED
Boatman left end of pier, rounding Lido for a change GONDOLIER
Country taken in by cunning of French nobleman ARCHDUKE
Detective spotted in restaurant? DICK
Difficulty over what sounds like a dwarf plant BURDOCK
Draw game? He painted frescoes and altarpieces TIEPOLO
Eye chap with limo unexpectedly abandoning West Indies OPHTHALMIC
Fond of east Belgian province wherein resides old press chief ENAMOURED
German state, for example, hosting variable cricket side SAXONY
Head of chemistry in flawed university department FACULTY
Huge unspecified number indisposed to enter Jerusalem ZILLION
It's wrong following gang in Scotland! AGLEY
Key ceremony Americans initially holding in Republican state ERITREA
Law Lord backing fat person of limited intelligence DULLARD
Length of yarn — extremely sick one in German SKEIN
Like a judge, perhaps, show distress about retiring SOBER
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Lover has change of heart, fixing cattle round-up RODEO
Move fast — tease dynamic youngster WHIZZKID
Officer's pass — what general has, not field marshal? COLONEL
Old Kenyan leader runs a plant in Africa OKRA
Plunder sack containing projectiles primarily for speedy discharge RAPIDFIRE
Reveller using merry-go-round, changing sides ultimately CAROUSER
Role soldiers fill in setting up of army accommodation APARTMENT
Smile complacently — irritate sergeant-major at the front SMIRK
Sport administrators torn apart by one such awful bloomer FUCHSIA
Take in copper enthralled by old book HOCUS
The worse for wear, as Stephen was? STONED
Touchy operative, essential person who has to get on? KEYBOARDER
Trooper finally feeding fellow soldier's dog CORGI
Unchallengeable criminal seen around Brixton, for example CASTIRON
Upset American idol's code of beliefs? DOGMA
Wine caused painter to set about innkeeper at first MADEIRA