The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,554 - Apr 24 2015

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A game one has first to accept, with good justification APOLOGIA
A tear coming up over hundred-year crime PIRACY
America on strike over a rift HIATUS
Consistency shown, say, with every second of guilt — wonder about that? Regularity
Defence in question supporting leaders in remorseless empire REDOUBT
Disorder while half of this map is incomplete ASTHMA
French-26 who raced to welcome independence primarily, cheers PROSIT
I fled 26 neighbour IRAN
Initial characters seen in translation of youthful Saroyan plays TOYS
Khachaturian's inspiring mount, main reason being so 26, possibly? ANAGRAM
Killing gone mad, countless initially die in torment GENOCIDE
Lively agent stealing Biblical vessel SPARKY
Mountain for 26s to climb over report, time to accept blame finally for the song of yesteryear TARARA
One arresting the flow of blood to vessel, quite tight TOURNIQUET
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One demonstrating hurt with a US-26 voice MARCHER
One has to step back beyond cold, cold place ICECAP
Ordinary citizen in Yerevan actively maintaining patriotism to the last EVERYMAN
Party elected to kill DOIN
Power declared to be on the rise, or a scattered people? DIASPORA
Publication has overlooked information on April 8 across, unfortunately PERIODICAL
Pure heart in birth, unaffected NATURAL
Remain displaced, an early European Christian ARMENIAN
Reptile quietly dividing land TERRAPIN
See 7 BOOMDEAY
Sounding accusal to premier in Istanbul, hopeless ACOUSTICAL
Tigranes distraught, most indignant ANGRIEST
Unconscious, potential killer withholding shelter ASLEEP
Very little seen of atonement in Yerevan TINY