The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26398 - April 28, 2016

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At first, whippet thriving more without lead — it's better off WEALTHIER
Badger bishop to be really exciting BROCK
Bunyan's giant aspired to reform DESPAIR
Classy writer about to be introduced to darling French composer CHERUBINI
Dogs retain a passion ultimately for sports MUTANTS
Essayist's advice to extend family? ADDISON
Established standards in school ultimately switched CODE
Husband, initially dull and prosaic, turning out effusively eloquent RHAPSODIC
I bleed badly, but it's not hurting to swallow EDIBLE
In symbols, write down almost everything? The opposite NOTATALL
In which I should never appear to drop luggage LOWERCASE
Made keen, but went cautiously EDGED
Main constituent of lawn is weed GRASS
Molly's last word, husband being an agreeable type YESMAN
Music critic marks ancient instrument SHAWM
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Officially not hard to spell "Worcester," for example, but not finishing EXCATHEDRA
On which no purchases can be made beyond, say, one EARLYCLOSINGDAY
One providing delicacies; operator eats tons STURGEON
Pasta new local in NE might serve CANNELLONI
Philosopher endlessly banal, one admitted STOIC
Picked up needle point PEAK
Plan to eliminate singular stoop DEIGN
Poet's winter coat FROST
Refusal by festival to admit monarch is a blow NOREASTER
Retreat backed to protect country devastatingly attacked NUKED
Some cricket a laugh? That's to go too far OVERSHOOT
Standard credit extends some distance YARDSTICK
Very hard internet query, could one say, in absence of book is cleared up IRONEDOUT
Warm coat left in boiling sun spreads open UNFURLS
You're right, it's wrong — and fixed ISTANDCORRECTED