The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26605 - December 26, 2016

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After small pot, most fancy a kebab SHASHLIK
Approximately 167ft European plant LIMETREE
At home, opening letter from abroad to find money RHINO
Backing church that's prevalent around South American city RECIFE
Ballet depended on love RODEO
Bank accepting failure in careless style REMISSLY
Batter served with alcoholic drink, coarse stuff GROGRAM
Brilliant starter of tortiglioni cooked so as to be firm, daughter left till last TALENTED
Comforter imparting courage after trouble HOTWATERBOTTLE
Drink container topped up RETSINA
Entertaining king and queen, celebs revealing all STARKERS
First Latin one repeated in translation INITIAL
Fish something worthless on its own? LEMONSOLE
Free to travel, pay hike ultimately squeezing ladies and gentlemen FOOTLOOSE
Game German cyclist passing right-angled bend LOTTO
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Game stew containing a meat product SALAMI
Hard growth beneath a nut ACORN
Hardship carrying on thus describing Figaro's work, perhaps? TONSORIAL
Natural flow, we hear? One's dried up CURRANT
Noble of a couple to welcome principal of college DUCAL
Old traveller takes moment to pen line before game MARCOPOLO
Presents to send a criminal DONATES
Preserving earliest part of railway, save a few lines? EXCERPT
Quick wit in an abnormal sense slowing ESPRIT
Step one of twelve MARCH
Strangely, I do fast food from Greece STIFADO
Twisted acts, deep down SWALLOW
US city refurbished ancient craft NEWARK
While putting one's foot down, showing uncanny perception? THOUGHTREADING
Whole play includes introductions to twelve audio books TOTALITY