The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26923

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Clues Answers
Almost engage with wise text MESSAGE
Arab enemy I shot YEMENI
Conservative search for gain CONQUEST
Cooked seafood in hold without oxygen, not with it old-fashioned
Cut off a bit, like of a piece
Endless wine is knocked back, boding no good SINISTER
England regularly failing, dammit EGAD
Free beer drunk in turn — got it down, not for the first time RELAID
Fresh out of good books, one may be under one’s feet INSOLE
Girl comes to a celebration of workers of mine GALA
Hated being dropped from international match? DETESTED
In your study, barely noticeable THREADY
Making possible showy accessories woman put on ENABLING
Monster deity’s worse, we hear GODZILLA
Clues Answers
Old craft has special terminology, but no tips ARGO
One not going off with European dandy DUDE
Oriental canoe changes hands, that’s the last you hear EPILOGUE
Paper in which John played good game mah-jongg
Pole who has only three fellow employees? QUARTERSTAFF
Rays steadily caused damage? Not sure yet its early days
Smoother, crossing hands here to play rubber bridge
Sorry there’s no proper leader for the paper ASHAMED
Special one from among a number ceased to exist: one less INTENDED
The very thing dividing boy and girl is splitting sides? HILARITY
Took, say, cooker and sank teeth in HOBBIT
Trouble-making horse, one ladies at hotel backed HOOLIGAN
Turned up miserable, chilling line in poem LYCIDAS
Wizened personnel in a sort of garden SHRUNKEN