The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,223 - Jun 13 2017

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Annalist busy acquiring old papers NATIONALS
August men in provincial party rising PROUD
Bad-tempered mare's last to leave, no doubt SURLY
Cardinal rejecting anything northern TWO
Champion for second time close to failure PROMOTE
Danger signal featuring after 6 at Monza? REDFLAG
Decline to fix number of games SET
Dismay as a neighbour of Santa turns up? APPAL
Firm with policies making home safer? INSURER
Hardened criminal isn't seen casing area INSENSATE
Harry O'Brien and a Scotsman ABERDONIAN
Inconsistent rules accepted during matches DOUBLESTANDARDS
Italian lady introduced to London nanny DONNA
Line lost in presenting account to posh colleague with forked tongue? BILINGUALLY
Means of paying bill a peer's pocketed POSTALORDER
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National reps adjusted cost price (reduced) on charter DIPLOMATICCORPS
New blade flipped in deception's getting sharper STEEPENING
Offers more than one penny, pre-decimal in ordinary words OVERBIDS
Old Bill nabbing revolutionary for one AGED
On boy's return, adult leaves test for a breather NOSTRIL
One way to fix bad credit? DEBITCARD
Person responsible for laying out poet SPENDER
Person wanting to keep piano up played again REPRISED
Pope's restricting abbey's latest provision for e-10 PAYPAL
Promissory note imbued with a delicate blue — whatever next? IASKYOU
Pure Cockney politician reviewed top-class games venue OLYMPIA
Slob in bar, knocking it back? BOOZEUP
Stimulant — love it, second boxer admitted DIGITALIS
Thoroughly weary butcher DOIN
Verbally stop item written by 10 CHEQUE