The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,686 - Sep 25 2015

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A lifesaver, as bloom catches showers BRAINSURGEON
A sucker, one who is no longer in love with farming? EXTRACTORFAN
All the possibilities in a US state, fine and good ANYTHING
Award lower degree after third from London? DIPLOMA
Bloke biting tail of huge, agile carnivore GENET
Capital once cut, reported shortly as showing little growth BONSAI
Damn brilliant? FLAMING
Embarrassing defeat, as swimmer drops head ROUT
Frightfully nice trait is involved INTRICATE
Given support as in difficulties, evidently distressing on every front AIDED
Group claiming tycoon is a harlot STRUMPET
Guardian spies (no lie) out to steal Times leader — that's corporate skulduggery INDUSTRIAL
Innocent, possibly, as a satirist POPE
Item no longer in pubs, hard to lose — is lost! ASTRAY
Just about survive seeing nurse possibly pocketing wad, unexpectedly TREADWATER
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More compact packing is preferable, primarily, for pharmacist DISPENSER
Nerves, small quantity within muscles ABDABS
Occurrence where detainee finally gets let out EVENT
Overweight insect embodying a pair of insects, might you say? FLABBY
Pose altered wearing absurd theatrical make-up NOSEPUTTY
Possibly a Christmas cracker to pull thus contains letters on a pencil in red, say? WISH
Responsible adult resentful — minding hell for the most part? BABYSITTER
See 12 BONE
See 3 ESPIONAGE
Shock provided inside nappy material TERRIFY
Spraying of tear gas ultimately a shocking police tactic? TASER
Stranger diet, sour balls OUTSIDER
That will teach you maths, other examples to some extent SOTHERE
Unblinking female lacking features on the head? FEARLESS
Wild thing joining clubs as a swinger? TIGERWOODS