The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26236 - October 22, 2015

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Clues Answers
A slight crawler has to remain loyal to faction? STICKINSECT
A US woman eclipsing rival before end of election, very tough ADAMANTINE
Amber changing before green light in stoppage of traffic EMBARGO
British in war, heads spinning, as indoctrinated BRAINWASHED
Character a shade to the left, to the left of river NATURE
Classic performance to satisfy houses lacking a shade? SWANLAKE
Content in business MATTER
Cousin he abandoned before daughter given support CUSHIONED
Creative process isn't restricted by blip? PAINTING
Delayed sniggers concealed here? BEHINDHAND
Entering plunge, every bomb starts to explode DEBUNK
Examine a shell TESTA
Fashion era is rubbish GARBAGE
Female astronaut circling globe's first to see mountain's contour RIDGE
Figure boy keeping vermin should be turned over DECIMAL
Clues Answers
Head or heart of a writer? LEAD
Inspector feeding passport, say, back into car close to border AUDITOR
Line on meeting so exchanged with acquaintance at last? LONGTIMENOSEE
Not this nor that one goes in lower NEITHER
One to twelve are there unceasingly ROUNDTHECLOCK
Possible case involving children in clubs, perhaps? MINORSUIT
Precisely two hits SLAPBANG
Religious image encapsulating northern arboretum PINETA
Result of burning wood ASH
Ship that goes under a vessel? COASTER
Sound of lamb being eaten by mamba, appalling! BAA
Spy novelist? BURGESS
Vegetable in ship beginning to open up OKRA
Water, traditionally, that's in a kettle ELEMENT
Whole shape altering, or triangle INTEGRAL