The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26300 - January 5, 2016

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A wedge brought back to secure resting place for gun BIGBERTHA
Act ruthlessly, keeping bird numbers down? TAKENOPRISONERS
African shelter built on radioactive element HUTU
As one saved from flood, daughter being kept ignorant INTHEDARK
Bird in building not hard to find by lake OUSEL
Cat maybe with need to get hold of piece of material PLACKET
Deity saying nothing, almost useless SILENUS
Escaped ducks found in London school LOOSE
Frolic returning to entertain a village KRAAL
Having a liking for character one singer shows PARTIALTO
Holiday island has one brief party coming up BALI
Information about artistic style GENRE
It could make treading tricky? GRADIENT
Journalist, one young man who somehow set the world alight EDISON
Most offensive incident on street started by former pupil OBSCENEST
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Name of poet using some bawdy language DYLAN
Narrative one acted out ANECDOTE
Not for the first time assesses comments REMARKS
Old scoundrel leading men, one on the podium? ORATOR
One may have crumbled in game — defeat is reported CONKER
One unknown number placed in bag — even or odd number? NINETEEN
Room like a square-sided box, by the sound of it CUBICLE
Sex symbol periodical love recalled LINGAM
Ship carrying nob who may appear to be bad-tempered? SNAPPERS
Small city manifesting the foreign spirit ELGIN
The old man with the twitching is to be pitied PATHETIC
The soldiers must come to the front as a consequence THEREFORE
Unusual sight of piano in place for the present GIFTSHOP
What ship's captain may do to become front-line performer HEADLINER
Wobbly chap short of power has to get well, escape terrible death CHEATTHEGALLOWS