The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26518 - September 15, 2016

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Action intended to dispatch a one-time Irish nationalist CASEMENT
Aquatic bird cooked to welcome new correspondent PENFRIEND
Bearing gun going round island GAIT
Captured, like some doves COLLARED
Cereal plant, one unknown in West MAIZE
City nutcase finally stabs surgeon outside church LEICESTER
Complete costume for a group of players ENSEMBLE
Dried fruit Ailsa regularly fed to cats and dogs? RAISIN
Eccentric running through a university city? CAM
Edmund II's son tucking into very hard fish IRONSIDE
European runs out to get anorak GEEK
Extremely obvious alias for a Honshu port OSAKA
Female group damaging a number of ships? FLOTILLA
Fly east, gripped by endless craving for Indian food KEDGEREE
Initial change for fearsome woman going out EGRESS
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Lightly brush a salad ingredient outside CARESS
Location a popular film is about SITE
London thoroughfare accommodating elder, say, in 14's time FLEETSTREET
Man on board's blunder before work BISHOP
Member is dynamic over English law-making LEGISLATIVE
Old book about reformed con at Lima! EXCLAMATIONMARK
Reportedly purchase mushrooms: they're in your arms BICEPS
Retired sleuth visiting Alpine ridge and similar things ETCETERA
Singer from Maine introducing a play about Jones's partner? MEADOWLARK
The culminating point of months in service? ACME
Tory at liberty to receive Republican fellow member CONFRERE
Trendy label worn by a Liberal, having several sides HEPTAGONAL
Very dry American senator in Rome once BRUTUS
Worry, hearing of sweltering conditions in East London EAT