The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,279 - Aug 17 2017

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Clues Answers
17 stuck halfway through Paul, Tramp, Vlad, even Rufus? Yes, initially ULTRA
A choreographer's entertaining friend that's French statesman ALABAMIAN
A newly invented word, eg acoge? COINAGE
Absorbing content from singer-songwriter INGESTING
Bass has warning about fish in opera ALBERTHERRING
Book by author with no energy blockages LOGJAMS
Brilliance of one of Elgar's Variations GLARE
Court summons gangster caught having sex earlier CITAL
Cross capital, say, to give evidence TESTIMONY
Doctor pays out to this examining body? AUTOPSY
Found one soldier in elaborately decorated housing ORIGINATE
Führer's edict ruined unknown opera DERFREISCHUTZ
Having no starter, drink Scotch QUASH
Heavenly choir's first seen after DIY mishap leads to bad back IDYLLIC
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Love rat often providing inspiration for poet ERATO
More work required on song that's included with German opera UTOPIALIMITED
Muesli, a little yogurt, nuts — heaven! ELYSIUM
Murder, with bad language beforehand POLISHOFF
Nuts about you, said film star MAEWEST
Plant herb, not rose, around ravine MACHINERY
Provision for baby agreed during brief correspondence LAYETTE
Saving money excited holding company ECONOMY
Setter, I'm cross about 7 EXTREMIST
Silly me, sure a fiddle featured in opera DIEFLEDERMAUS
Strategy No 11 for an idiot PLANK
Tiny Tim's first single, oddly playing around America right now INSTANTLY
Tips off cruel schoolmaster? That's odd QUEER
Where Puck gets a lot of stick, stalking female sculptor FRINK