The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26546 - October 18, 2016

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A commotion connected with mother's inlaid work DAMASCENE
A ghastly start for one city plant! AGRIMONY
Alignment required to make washing-up place sound? SYNC
Asian desert, one with marshland up to the north GOBI
Aware of fellow worker swigging spirit from East COGNIZANT
Divine in church vestment, not the first to walk unsteadily TODDLE
Fateful sign all of the French associated with mass MOMENTOUS
Friend o' the compiler's briefly seen with old horse PALOMINO
Generous woman taken in by communication about hours CHARITABLE
Hibernian ancestry second husband denied, getting shot! IRIDESCENT
I see nothing grand in this dome-shaped dwelling IGLOO
In Paris I read about this writer's rejected complaint JEREMIAD
Lacking firm evidence, I'm internally no better UNIMPROVED
Lizard droppings mostly found in Iowa IGUANA
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Mimicking cry of kid at play a president's wife's mounted IMITATIVE
Piece of litter on doorstep RONDO
Plot French film director takes on in cultivated area PLANTATION
Primate crushed by judge's joke JAPE
Queen's article on new enemy upset most of intelligent Society ANNEOFCLEVES
Reckless senior officer's assistant enthralled by chart MADCAP
Responsibility quietly removed from uncultured pleb ROLE
Rosalind's ally caught eating last of the summer veg CELERIAC
Start of rally with state soldier, perhaps SERVICEWOMAN
Studious type watching the cricket, perhaps? ENTOMOLOGIST
There's rhyme as well as reason in this jazz style BOOGIEWOOGIE
Trouble-making Greek disrupting a match? AGGRO
Visionary declaration of banker at table? IDEAL
Was jealous of girl embraced by English chap ENVIED