The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26597 - December 16, 2016

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Bilingually, the ending's short and sweet ELFIN
Blended in a stew half-heartedly FUSED
Chosen method of questioning on bench a lobbying issue ELECTORALREFORM
Collection of stones from England that man's pocketing HENGE
Covert criminal trio pursues it SURREPTITIOUS
Different engineers garaging cars take a backward glance REMINISCE
Eg Iron Maiden recently sent up METAL
Endless fuss during part of Mass getting louder CRESCENDO
Fight after lone woman secures new alternative to pot WINDOWBOX
Forecaster's wealth laid on counter FORTUNETELLER
Game in which kitty's taken care of? CATSCRADLE
Girl describing daisy: extremely artificial flower LADYSSMOCK
Herb in drink returned Medusa's offspring PEGASUS
Lawman historically went sober: returns, briefly, drunk BOWSTREETRUNNER
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Like PC in office, say, not performing as expected OFFBEAT
Little man on board at end of working day? WEEKNIGHT
Milliner, second on street going into decline MODISTE
Note there's no time earlier for fancy work CROCHET
Priest, gathering town's last holy men, joins service ENLISTS
Republican kept in his place, thrashing round SPHERICAL
Returning traveller, one with wet weather equipment WIPER
Ridiculous huge ball bouncing round area LAUGHABLE
Rude American's top source of coffee ROBUSTA
Scotsman's recalled fraudster's business SCAM
Times blocks passages with singular lack of concern LAXNESS
Troops involved in clash to clear out DRAIN
Undisclosed strain stops nude wrestling UNAIRED
Woman's desire for sex with husband RUTH