The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26853

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A month back, sounded off about the end of Europe being certain GUARANTEED
Ahead of rival, the ways German poet pens start of sonnet in time please how goes the enemy
Aim to break old soldier — army’s vicious campaign VENDETTA
Ancient script’s inconsistent, grammar finally failing after the greeting HIERATIC
Beyond repair? I don’t care too bad
Chess among others independent school introduced to me mind game
Crafty: can it work at first, being in debt? SHREWD
Deep desire to be studying with new head YEARNING
Different leaders take own groups in city town and gown
Even I can make a snowman YETI
Fabulous flyer missing end of crag ROC
Flying stunts, not at these exercises AEROBICS
Free entry to Wimbledon? Has it any value? wild card
Funds in an instant old woman provided for backing FINANCES
Have room next to brother for meditation brown study
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Like a trespasser, confusing sin with virtue INTRUSIVE
Like the sea? Nothing bobs up in it, surprisingly SALINE
Man with knife, sharper, cutting meat about MACHEATH
Mark, there’s only one time for heart pill STAIN
Opening letter scandal, as it were, is a gem AGATE
Packed away as a precaution in case
Parties needing hard cash DOSH
Second most important road sign STOP
Stole whiskey, facing charge WRAP
Style of emperor, short on staff MANNER
Sue the French about a dog BEAGLE
Travel down at first, then up, to keep following DOG
Useful foreign character, told to be race official HANDICAPPER
Wild arrow loosed in major conflict world war i