The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,017 - Oct 16 2016

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Clues Answers
Approach shown by a forceful person DRIVE
Being opposed to building seats for spectators? MAKINGASTAND
Bird lives in hide SISKIN
Drink? Ben has it as a cocktail ABSINTHE
Financial controller's holdings PURSESTRINGS
Gatecrasher? BATTERINGRAM
Good people to have around, say, with speech defects STUTTERS
Goodbye for new aide to union leader ADIEU
Greatness, unfortun­ately, makes enemies ESTRANGES
Greek hero who had an epic journey to get home ODYSSEUS
Issue half of them before a race EMANATION
It may be played on the lawn HOSEPIPE
It's useless turning it into a form of fuel FUTILE
Office workers go to a Scottish island STAFFA
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Peer in uniform EQUAL
Relax and pause going round about the Orient EASEUP
Remain by ascetic PERSEVERE
Revising his set subject THESIS
Serving men and women operate from behind it BASELINE
Stops some injustice as essentially unfair CEASES
The longest chords in non-musical circles? DIAMETERS
The thanks one gets from a Greek character THETA
They help those wishing to take cover INSURERS
Though he's not there, he's proverbially conspicuous! ABSENTEE
Threaten with acid? It may result in inevitable fatality CERTAINDEATH
Top style musical party HAIRDO
VAT files go astray? Time for celebration! FESTIVAL
Yet they may be quite young trees! ELDERS