The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,679 - Sep 17 2015

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Clues Answers
... college VIP retaining a core here? REACTOR
22 down river, OK? FORTHRIGHT
22 down set the ball rolling OPEN
A nameless sentimentalist — like Basil? AROMATIC
African member of order importing skirts from Burundi area NUBIAN
Angel holding stuff for traveller BACKPACKER
Chap, say, with a wine store BODEGA
Credit for 22 down, say ANAGRAM
Discover stuff in detached houses FIND
Downtown, say, having dismissed last presenter CLARKSON
Frank's guide DIRECT
French dramatist's singular Rabelaisian quality RACINESS
One's out to make reductions DISCOUNTER
Predator about to move freely FLOW
Clues Answers
Preserve core for Curie in French-Polish setting ... ENSHRINE
Ripe bananas in an American restaurant CREPERIE
River heard in wood STICKS
Safe container for tungsten alloy PEWTER
Salt can't stand and is back first SULPHATE
Sign captain up OMEN
Small mammal with horn, active at sea CHEVROTAIN
Smart card's first used by machine operator CLEVER
Specialist in the Middle East has no time for rockery plant ARABIS
Visual artist's taken in — like Sibyl? ORACULAR
What astronomers must do to improve LOOKUP
What stops a good-for-nothing boozer? ALEHOUSE
When small, I should be with short people DOTTED
Workers collectively embracing socialist leader to show solid­arity UNISON