The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26146 - July 9, 2015

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Clues Answers
A trunk on this aircraft? JUMBO
Business fighting over bones, showing pusillanimity COWARDICE
Close, like a vessel? MUGGY
Coarse fibres joining together to bind carpet, ultimately? MATTING
Coffee dealt with, passed back DECAF
Constant embarrassment for a start, with Navy dressed in greenish-blue! ETERNAL
Country serving small baguette? SPAIN
Cup missed, tea spilled DEMITASSE
Curse a symbol of authority about to diminish SWEARWORD
Fox's home planet EARTH
Fury with prayer, mean AVERAGE
Given to crankiness, it's noted? CROTCHETY
God has a month to beat potentate PANJANDRUM
Harmonise with a god delusion CHIMERA
Indiscriminate swimming of sole inside marine beast WHOLESALE
Instrument attaching circle to hexagon of honeycomb? CELLO
Clues Answers
Issue tender, say, for overprotective government NANNYSTATE
Man as a nest-builder? ROOK
Minister held up by religious text — that's clear OVERT
One can't take off 75% of money, so careful CASSOWARY
One's present at birth, if found here? MIDWIFE
Possibilities for a switch with monarch up for grabs ONOFFER
Pot — stain on a little one MARMITE
Princess in cooler hat, heading off to the west INFANTA
Queen of Carthage failed to act? DIDO
Risk lessened having tethered horse as old means of transport CHARABANC
River kid discussed? TEES
Topping removed from a piece of cake, small amount INCH
Tyres feel worn — so crawl? FREESTYLE
Wonga available every Monday? Not very funny READYMONEY
Yours truly goes after reeling Russian fighter, as shot conceded GIMME
Zilch saved by tragic man, broke, leaving nothing to poorer relations MORGANATIC