The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26843

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Ancient region largely evacuated before help turned up LYDIA
Anger, with one enjoying a carefree life cut short RILE
Bad pud DUFF
Beginning to seem cool, crime SIN
Excessively complimentary review in flier PUFFIN
Festering cricket side OFF
Fighter starts to box intelligently, presenting defence ALIBI
Flag lowered finally, miserable in retreat DROOP
Fruit garden's odd parts fascinate GREENGAGE
Futile, to be blunt? POINTLESS
Happy band, distressed UPSET
He wrote in earnest, even so, needlessly STEVENSON
Huge disappointment? That's the measure of computing MEGAFLOP
Offering nothing in classical language, alumnus going first OBLATION
One must stay in under this house arrest
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Pirates at sea without a prayer? PRIEST
Planned debate DELIBERATE
Post or stick, did you say? JAMB
Proscribe different tokens for cash BANKNOTES
Reportedly cross, whimper MEWL
Romeo in bunk becoming surly GRUFF
Siren trouble girl raised as blooming deadly thing? BELLADONNA
Skimpy briefs a possible source of irritation when viewed from behind TANGA
Sneaky blighter, I'm a con THIMBLERIG
Son of Jacob nursing swelling, he is lumbered galumphed
Stop company cutting funds for home protection DAMPCOURSE
Sweet thing, remarkably genial wife filling in puzzle belgian waffle
Unexpected U-turn with date and deal complete UNADULTERATED
Very small place, one secured by girl LILLIPUTIAN
Was substituted? Strange! left-field