The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,946 - Jul 25 2016

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Clues Answers
Affected charm as court breaks up marriage UNCTION
Arouse girl to secure consent EVOKE
As Dido and Aeneas say, a spirit measure takes time OPERATIC
Be very angry with the following view SEETHE
Being friendly, mum turns trendy, when captivated by game CHUMMINESS
Cart inspection AUDIT
Clue fort in part of London EASTEND
Copy upset a timing component IMITATE
Dead wrong about cocktail, may be spoken to ADDRESSED
Difficult delivery of sentence HARDLABOUR
Exclusion from tournament for failure to start OUSTING
Failure when coating of drive cable broken DEBACLE
Figure showing more dead NUMBER
Information about infiltrating rogue Red Sea rebels RENEGADES
It's about talking and listening, when talking ORAL
Clues Answers
Lord with an exotic lineage LIEGE
Lost heart over sustained 24 opponent OSBORNE
Many a servant wants to hold you back LACKEYS
Maxim's grass salad SODSLAW
Note before and during charge for judge REFEREE
Of this 24 essentially get out EUROPEANUNION
Old American edition USED
One's in some Asian country or another INDONESIA
Rent a party twister TORNADO
Screw badly, then drive out FRIGHTEN
Several layers of stone missing from plan STRATA
Shift inside just in time to tighten belts STINT
Tease at least in a different way TANTALISE
Why European no longer inside BREXIT