The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1589

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Approach satisfied head of department initially METHOD
Arcade game supplying a great time after a lot of beer PINBALL
Choosing the best extract from novel — it is marvellous ELITISM
Continuing sunny at heart, with no money invested UNBROKEN
Conventional source of water and power involving river MAINSTREAM
Crazy to consume English alcoholic drink MEAD
Daughter engaged in excuse, mostly dreamt up on the spot ad-lib
Demon securing King’s mate FRIEND
Hat, gloomy in colour — the reverse of golden SOMBRERO
Haunt? Go and haunt wildly HANGOUT
King, at the end of the day, is a chess piece KNIGHT
Lavish religious instruction supplied by church RICH
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Leaving job, being shy RETIRING
Letter and article presented with show of gratitude THETA
Loss at sea with not taking care? Not half WRECK
Minor way these will get represented in newspaper BROADSHEET
Part of swordsman’s kit shows evidence of damage by poet SCABBARD
Queen is appropriate in disregarding Times ANNE
Real information leading a Parisienne to embrace one GENUINE
Returned funds for circuit LOOP
Saying nothing is kept up over period of religious observance SILENT
Simple changes in historic document with multiple texts PALIMPSEST
Torture device, hence squad must bring in doctor THUMBSCREW
Work out alone — very into that SOLVE