The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26803

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Clues Answers
A city boss’s conclusion, sad to say ALAS
Admit wife into cricket side OWN
Briefly meet bright girl reforming cheat THIMBLERIGGER
Circumnavigating America, be at helm of ocean greyhound? STEAMER
Counsel sacrifices one for an early payment ADVANCE
Disreputable thug wasting time and energy casing church LOUCHE
Dollar horny male laid out for coarse material BUCKRAM
Festive fare honoured companion always provides CHEER
French statesman talked heartlessly about a university man CHATEAUBRIAND
Fruit shortage in B&B initially explained on right lines BLACKBERRY
Gardening aid scoundrel concealed in West Cumbrian town WHEELBARROW
German opposed to music that’s sung in bar BAVARIAN
Good form and spirit underpinning a style of art DECORUM
Gradual assimilation of silicon in universe, not carbon OSMOSIS
Hanger-on recognised in most of Lancaster BUR
Clues Answers
His literary works a gold mine? ORWELL
Lifeless? It’s where one finds friendship around part of UK INANIMATE
Making fun of knitting pattern? RIBBING
Old boy properly restricting speed in stubborn way obdurately
Old preacher touring north finally offered beer and cheese WENSLEYDALE
Part of brief is calculation of public revenues FISCAL
Phone bishop north of Hereford, perhaps BLOWER
Relentlessly back Liberal youth leader STERNLY
Shifting him risks a minor set-to SKIRMISH
Slim hips Kelly developed SYLPHLIKE
Strikebreaker promises to pay for plant SCABIOUS
They may demonstrate gear ultimately in the borders MARCHERS
Tree Reagan planted outside Washington ROWAN
Underworld river remains audible STYX
Vandal caught by male worker in police operation MANHUNT