The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26404 - May 5, 2016

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A host of couples beginning to act in drama NOAH
Agent's skill in wind with boat TRADECRAFT
Answer couple with consecutive letters, most pessimistically ATWORST
Artist regularly selected teal, grey and green ELGRECO
Bona fide ex food manufacturing traveller's description? OFNOFIXEDABODE
Bypass not going around English town SKIPTON
Copied index — or excerpts from floor shows XEROXED
Despairing comment when tax breaks end in August WHATNEXT
End fuel recycling as required NEEDFUL
Give up holiday to work LEAVEGO
Grave, awfully shy one, nothing like this? TOMBOYISH
Had string of diamonds one's wearing supervised? DIDDLED
Hip surgeon maybe in spot: something to do with washing SPINDRY
Husband breaking leg used to get delayed ONHOLD
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One has few bright moments, save for this? ARAINYDAY
One unlikely to give up lead after overtaking you once STAYER
One who'd escape the writer's miserable literary confines DREAMER
Pour ale all round insect BEMOTHER
Push from United not in vain PROD
Reportedly India's top batsman a revelation EYEOPENER
Reveal sponsor: certainly not one from the City OUTBACKER
Ring across enclosed pen HENCOOP
Rustic has those for broadening mind HAYSEED
Snake left in den after cutting tail off DWINDLE
Some wildlife series, much loved, on radio ROEDEER
Town's attraction, gripping many times over WATFORD
Where imposing construction carries sound, ultimately? WHISPERINGDOME
Wind up backing broadcast making allowance for its music? NEEDLETIME