The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,607 - Jun 25 2015

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Clues Answers
14 cut fails to have terminal effect DIET
14 deception starts getting rumbled ever so slightly CONGRESS
14 fabrication ASSEMBLY
14 to bring up receiving letters from the right PARLIAMENT
Abandon meagre growth SCRUB
Appealed for a dry run before took part in play ATTRACTED
Biological science redefined by germy loo EMBRYOLOGY
Bird is sleep inducer, having right initial intonation SANDMARTIN
Conclusions of study group put into storage in the end — much later than 26 YPSILON
Frenetically busy place engaged in philanthropy not very well ANTHILL
Have difficulty in expressing The Sound of Music STRAIN
He despatches word game HANGMAN
Japanese root cut up has quite a bit of a bite WASABI
Keen for mum to run off SHRILL
Kind soul regularly the subject of much love IDOL
Clues Answers
Lively young women like coffees of French import­ation LADETTES
Long speech is an attraction at the end of school DRAWL
Middle-aged position on time taken for growth GESTATION
Opposed to previous ball being a 'first service' ANTIPASTO
Part of government redeploys legal ruse to have it included LEGISLATURE
Pay off for busted dam returning to half of them REDEEM
Pitfall for member when rising TRAP
Ring — why text — to state musical works were complete disasters BELLYFLOPS
Scheme for mountaineering trip is one-man short INTRIGUE
Shelter child from hanger-on LEECH
Side to progress forward gradually EDGE
Spread of some odd or idle chatter management committee heard about SMORGASBORD
This is not on note with thank-you letter THETA
Undesirable development with us needing to leave the queue BREADLINE
Witnessed crash but is away in London WESTEND