The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26279 - December 11, 2015

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A bird me, a nocturnal flier in the night MEADOWLARK
Appear more buoyant having forced the plug in LIGHTENUP
Comment on holy book REMARK
Conventional missile sent up TRAD
Cosmonaut finding silence a feature of Saturn? Not quite GAGARIN
Current man on the board DRAUGHT
Darling expected, it's said, saccharine stuff HONEYDEW
Fortification hit a bit RAMPART
Function of a colander stretched to the limit? STRAINING
Greek prison for Rochester's wife? ATTIC
Heavyweight Australian boxer covering a crack in my pants! ROCKYMARCIANO
Holder is cutting the pace CANISTER
Human right to receive support, ultimately MORTAL
In America, petty idiot constrains our British leaders TWOBIT
In monogram, a tiny inscription on an old violin? AMATI
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Incredibly large person shortly having a dance HULA
Instrument adopted by mother, a sorceress MORGANA
Inventor Sir Henry bitter about backfiring shambles BESSEMER
Literary idler requiring a fillip when about to marry wife after hesitation BERTIEWOOSTER
Match reference book, a record so extraordinarily gripping SCOREBOARD
Old king and old cardinal taught TUTORED
Politician right to punch purring protester? DEMOCRAT
Pub worker, tattoo possibly etched into knee, say? BARTENDER
Scorcher taking in Bobby, cool dude HEPCAT
Stick a border up for a high window MIRADOR
Tedious drone with instrument HUMDRUM
That should get the swine clean? Rubbish! HOGWASH
Tinker reported in US city TAMPA
Very little time to pass the ball in sport MOTOCROSS
With a minimum of tact, little time for message? TWEET