The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26743 - June 5, 2017

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Clues Answers
A chimney at home has a particular chemical ALUMINA
A hundred affectionate types who work for charities? CHUGGERS
Act as official leader for the deprived BEREFT
Be quiet, hugging tart after reversing vehicle PEDICAB
City with abbey entertaining Rome's foremost theologian BARTH
Concerned with a particular science, working in lab coat BOTANICAL
Cooked having first got tin open CANDID
Dine out and get sloshed, lacking the ability to speak properly TONGUETIED
Entertained, hosting meal for politicians in the London area HAMPSTEAD
Famous paper editor presenting a short news item ASTOR
Hear the deer — not all gone to ground EARTHED
In one part of the country there's a very soft sort of stone SAPPHIRE
Initially cold, a person making advances becomes smoother CALENDER
Joint with fracture — avoid cold initially RACK
Lie about Conservative leading to row RECLINE
Managed head of cattle the man had bred on farm RANCHED
Clues Answers
Mouth's opening and nothing more, say, for this? MUTTER
Not genuine without ancient script CODEX
One among special men, he, a husband and a man of God NEHEMIAH
Printing unit knocked off end of white book ALBUM
Scandinavian king knocked over by busy person gets cross BEEFALO
Something behind the teeth like a pip friend swallowed HARDPALATE
Spy catches second person up further on BEYOND
Support clown putting out rubbish PIER
The French female working for top lady as cleaner LAUNDERER
Traditional worker at one time hit hard SMITH
Troubled clodhopper gets given food outside FLUMMOXED
Ultimately, you loathe B&B's frightful salad TABBOULEH
Vet possibly taking dog with hesitation CURER
Wader, last of those being watchable to all in this lake HURON
What sounds like short time of prayer TERCE
What's drunk agreed on, imbibing a soft drink ORANGEADE