The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,781 - Jan 15 2016

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Clues Answers
A pommel horse on terra firma ASHORE
Boffin Bill after something composed of yellow and white, gas EGGHEAD
Box for an emperor, Giza by the sound of it — more than one of those? SARCOPHAGI
Capital distanced from affairs in unions ALLIANCES
Close to Moscow I note, a US city WICHITA
Destination getting into Tripoli by air? LIBYA
Discipline required to put scales on ray BALANCE
Discipline shown by the whole island cutting fish PARALLEL
Discipline suffering in part of the orchestra STILL
Discipline, with ban on lying? HORIZONTALBAR
Floor reflecting groundwork by law PERPLEX
Germany and Thailand have abandoned a theatrical old language ARAMAIC
In store, get beyond Italy to explore by boat ISLANDHOP
Labour Party clipped in the end TRAVAIL
Margin required to fit in male shoe SLIPON
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Masses drifting away, slice of cake ultimately getting wasted ICEFLOES
Music maker beginning to bark in the style of a dog who was out of this world BALALAIKA
Nag about nines when one over the eight, stimulating stuff GINSENG
Pain cutting ear, then doctor back LUMBAGO
Sauce of patriot finally investing in foreign currency PESTO
Say, 1, 3 or 5 score units, as a discipline UNEVEN
See 17 RINGS
See 23 and 6 BARS
See 29 BEAM
Servile pair of lackeys starting to open vessel, accessing the ship's drink GROVELLING
Touring circuits, clock up passes ELAPSES
Wave going over as two loose packs in the hold STOWSAWAY
Wheels about 45 inches once, in vault CELLAR
Winding up, caught behind CLOSING