The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26294 - December 29, 2015

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A second-rate hospital men detest ABHOR
Archer on river carrying wine and salt TELLURITE
Attack and surround Black Isle disturbing wild geese BESIEGE
Bone vizsla initially buried in West Indian shrub ANVIL
Convert's style of writing, undemanding for listeners PROSELYTE
Dairy product made by man before crossing river GRUYERE
Firm turning out small item of furniture TABLE
Flame stops two English knights being put in the picture ENLIGHTEN
In Paris I work on a road, taking unknown risk JEOPARDY
In which dancer leaves ground to beg outside church ENTRECHAT
Jack meets rubbish dumper, heading off for dance JITTERBUG
Just avoiding it makes us even-tempered EQUABLE
Knowledgeable about securing right opening INTRO
Lad with temperature happy at first in mountain shelter BOTHY
Leather supplied by son in Tamworth family? PIGSKIN
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Locomotive girl and boy choose to enter, skirting European lake DIESELELECTRIC
Older person like Lord Emsworth preceding current Queen? EARLIER
Originally employing only women, a revolutionary plant? ANEMONE
Outgoing former traveller featuring in Times? EXTROVERT
Position of sister captain finally put ashore NUNSHIP
Pressure on engineers in sorry jam, perhaps SPREAD
Red priest upset huge number, it's said VERMILION
Reportedly require massage KNEAD
Run off with writer's girl PENELOPE
She's very fair, initially letting in old men at pub dances PLATINUMBLONDE
Shoots hens, possibly? LAYERS
Sphere of action Italian relative briefly backed first ORBIT
Terrible storm involving a key conductor MAESTRO
Took courses partly devised in Edinburgh DINED
Wind from both sides tearing into poet SOUTHERLY