The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,648 - Aug 12 2015

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Clues Answers
Arabs live all over the place — their values may change VARIABLES
Barking terrier, extremely virile dog RETRIEVER
Beethoven's fifth penguin? EMPEROR
British unit essential to further measurement THERM
Convention — Whitby's last hosted by retiring fellows? SYNOD
Eau de Cologne? RHINE
Firm dealt in clothing items, primarily SOLID
Give another brief brush to ancient artefact? RELIC
Gradually admit ropy Spanish hasn't succeeded when touring Spain PHASEIN
He tips off six-footer currently playing well, perhaps INFORMANT
Import deal possibly giving source of free fuel? DRIFTWOOD
Left-winger skirting last carriage run over REHEARSED
Liar hangs out in idyllic location SHANGRILA
Mature sycophantic journalists might gather here ROUNDED
Old Amerindian's lost a sheep going up country MYANMAR
Old man's tract of land through which inlet runs PATRIARCH
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One type of publicity I must spread round arena STADIUM
Orgy superseded on a regular basis SPREE
Pompous knights finally unseated in joust STILTED
Priest on team heartily curses exotic preparations ELIXIRS
Puny competitor, one entering after start of tournament TRIVIAL
Reach maiden in topless dress AMBIT
Silent movie star's sacrificed in film — wreath produced CHAPLET
Skilled amateur in union creating scene TABLEAU
Storage cabinet provided by bald barber? DRESSER
Stubborn folk slip into islands DONKEYS
Superficial damage to crop GRAZE
There's talk of someone preserving a book of holy songs PSALTER
Two cases of executives catching better flights ESCAPES
Went on securing gallery, ejecting one unknown thug RUFFIAN
Whistle-blower stops hard labour in plant TREFOIL
Writer tails academic, ignoring university order PRESCRIBE