The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26679 - March 22, 2017

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Architect listened to great applause for modernising RENOVATION
Bird's tight feeling in stomach? KNOT
Commander right about alternative to Hamlet, period OCTOBER
Conjuror's rueful remark, losing his stick occasionally? NOWANDTHEN
Coupling a disadvantage as pair finally go for run DRAWBAR
Endlessly put off covering a mark and smear DEFAME
Fast runner in leading position backed, covered by stake ANTELOPE
Go round one place several times TRIPLY
God, number one of that name? I believe in them all PANTHEIST
Grassy area is a little piece of greenery short LEA
In drink, German is beside himself DISTRAUGHT
In the shade, running water and glass that's got left out BURNTUMBER
Incorrectly rank hat as lambskin ASTRAKHAN
Jacks in the drink: it's bitter ABSINTHE
Jargon on lease reinterpreted LEGALESE
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Land fish: is one going to tuck in? TUNISIA
Losing footing, go down hard on board? It's not beyond repair TREATABLE
Outlaw's skill: poultry beheaded at end of day FRIARTUCK
Part of prison: a cell extended for engine casing NACELLE
Playwright pulling back from boundary BARRIE
Practise fighting soldiers: no comfort here SPARTA
Shark not female, like 6 MONKISH
Speaker's cat catching a rook LARYNX
Tickle bird, badly worried TITILLATE
Too dry and hot unfortunately for visitor to Oz DOROTHY
Unlike you, in play I act badly ATYPICAL
User of acid as anaesthetic about to be arrested ETCHER
Walk quietly up, skirting unusual threat from this? DEATHTRAP
Was told to ignore Resistance leader HEAD
Without yen, very little money TIN