The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26587 - December 5, 2016

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An entire stage erected for one of Hollywood's own? ANGELENO
Beauty arrives holding certificate of marriage COMELINESS
Chap taking risks, mostly for powerful official MANDARIN
Character of Elizabeth the Second in Balmoral BETA
English newspapers in free fall will be prone to down time DEPRESSIVE
Enzyme operates when disorder strikes PROTEASE
Good-looking workmen arrive topless HANDSOME
Grating to clear in street before ten, unfortunately STRIDENT
Holding an appeal to gain a few WINSOME
Keep quiet where wild animals can be seen PRESERVE
Lady of the house has talk with girl CHATELAINE
Look over measure for rearing antelope GAZELLE
Look, very abandoned loner could be this? LOVELORN
Mezzanine floor failure turned up by hospital department ENTRESOL
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Mistake applying home air conditioning to church office INACCURACY
Nearly as unstable as person who's breaking down ANALYSER
News about St Valentine's end — getting beaten WORSTED
Output of buzzers and beepers regularly has to increase BEESWAX
Perhaps launch a ball with this buffet and large cask of wine BLOWPIPE
Possibly brilliant firework SPARKLER
Power tool got by group of shops CHAINSAW
Press release mad to back official rules PROTOCOL
Small wood frame for window SASH
Something amusing only Queen Victoria? ONELINER
Very keen to help penning verse AVID
Vow, profanity, attestation, blaspheming? What's central to them all? OATH
What flavouring and colouring do that's having a lasting quality ENDURING
Yours truly wrestling endless sloth IDLENESS