The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,085 - Jan 4 2017

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Authentic sound coming from cockle PUKKA
Bizarre public reaction, battle being lost OUTRE
Cereal crop cut at end of season for nominal fee PEPPERCORN
Chilled dessert served up after rest EASEDUP
Criminal deferring pint, impressed by police? FINGERPRINTED
Cyclist skirting large metropolis, Rome perhaps HOLYCITY
Drive back suspect, like top-class fighter of old SAMURAI
Eg Boris's message rejected by Scotsman ETONIAN
Eponymous man of Nazareth appearing randomly in records TARZANOFTHEAPES
First to last, benefit in backing police is hard to fathom DELPHIC
Freshly crowned leaders of Greece and Rome put down GARLANDED
Good place for reception where trouble may flare up? HOTSPOT
Great sport with deer — sadly it'll set you back a bit RETROGRADE
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Grouse, maybe, as valiant effort restricts runs GAMEBIRD
In office, reasonably well placed SITTINGPRETTY
Little devil that's caught cutting part of plant BRACT
Muse as setter consumes exotic lemon pie I overlooked MELPOMENE
New classes seeing how films are recorded INTAKES
New Father Ted plot curtly condemned as child's work PETERANDTHEWOLF
Novelist's career to come to an end RUSHDIE
One state's revolutionary broadcast blocked by another ROMANIA
Poor journalist longing to get back outside NEEDY
Secretary — person with importance that tops the pile? PAPERWEIGHT
See 14 RENT
See 16 STEP
Slips in field, perhaps, chasing cunning wingers FLYCATCHERS