The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26361 - March 16, 2016

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Adjusting to 23 he aims to get a bull MATADOR
Came first, being sort of light LED
Cut out port our transatlantic allies finding harmful DELETERIOUS
Declined to unite during ball, perhaps REFUSED
Disinclined to engineer rental cut RELUCTANT
Gigantic bird biting head off dangerous reptile ROC
Hoofed mammal, one following pensioner round end of park OKAPI
I'm bent on higher education, ditching last of the school garb, perhaps? UNIFORM
If he can't, I could become clan leader CHIEFTAIN
In French port, perhaps, without time to knit ENTWINE
In the north, force deployed after breaching part of defence WATERFALL
Inconstant criteria I must leave for revision ERRATIC
Medical practitioner with a degree in theatre studies? DRAMA
Move slowly without resistance, like the Valkyries? NORSE
Music-lover in court, formerly right energetic type! CONCERTGOER
Old woman's argument for getting large dog MASTIFF
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One supplying needs of three queens, perhaps? CATERER
Perfume: possible prize for French and Scripture POTPOURRI
Person like Brezhnev gripped by firm statement of belief CREDO
Recurring theme Tom set up in undemanding-sounding poem LEITMOTIF
Requirement of string players over in Toscanini's orchestra ROSIN
Ring round, engaging half of boys for game DIABOLO
Rise and lambaste church? It's just fate COMEUPPANCE
Rulers using terminus move in rain regularly TRIUMVIRI
Send down girl who's out of practice, so to speak RUSTICATE
Silk suit's outside in ditch perhaps BARRISTER
Source of bread for male swan COB
Stand-in senior officer backed with little hesitation LOCUM
Star identified by seamen once going west SUN
Stuck for somewhere to put patient, move on quickly FASTFORWARD
Teachers describing western uplands DOWNS
Woman a Gershwin musical initially upset MARIA