The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,972 - Aug 24 2016

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1 down 15, humour lacking in me CODY
Airborne shooter in range, until shot TAILGUNNER
Asking how to create starter in a stew, tell me the plan! WHATS
Criminal charge implicating Turkish leader in country after uprising CONARTIST
European president once of Harlech (Wales, apparently) LECH
German order for a cab HANSOM
Great pass, catcher on the turn COLOSSAL
Nicest forms with right angle for design template STENCIL
Novel about German tennis player recited REBECCA
Opener taking so long to secure victory VALVE
Outstanding feature, beauty inspiring nothing by German author ROMANNOSE
Pound on smart card about to beat online and high street retailing CLICKS
Russian war machine's flipping ace trifle! GIMCRACK
See 1 down BILL
See 2 COOKING
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See 25 WALESA
See 4 ANDMORTAR
Setter, perhaps, a big hit in the East End? BOWWOW
Skeletons in the closet try rattling chain in uproar DIRTYLINEN
Sound proposal for old king OFFA
Stage set in extra large retail outlet MEGASTORE
Stench from a red flower in washbasin LAVABO
Supporter embarrassed by tackle from behind GIRDER
Too much land for an empire? OTTOMAN
US city putting worker in reference book, shortly ATLANTA
US showman, one settled in upstate New York? BUFFALO
Wagnerian character may be drawing a pension before end of cycle ISOLDE
What might make bird stick up for a vegetable? LEGUME
Withholding Christ's teaching, God is upset with incantation DISGOSPELLING