The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26963

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Air, extremely assertive, M Lisle’s composed MARSEILLAISE
An officer before journey finds close friend alter ego
An outhouse on street is hidden STASHED
Anecdotes assuming Scottish smoker an old-school sort ALUMNA
Break during school time is heaven INTERMISSION
Cancel changes in South Vietnamese festival STET
Cover for face when headmaster breaks jaw YASHMAK
Engaged in protecting cross, one combats evil AMULET
Followers pursue triallist perhaps SHEEPDOG
Foppish type’s invitation to bird to call? POPINJAY
Future minister in rising party hurried to suppress row ORDINAND
Humiliate MP with a spiced-up union song epithalamium
Indian city accommodates parking for historic location DELPHI
Man being prepared runs vehicle inside SERVANT
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Military preparation of Frenchman the last word in craft ARMAMENT
Navy in Naples restored State PENNSYLVANIA
Note group taking month over rental agreement OCTUPLET
Old bandleader having Lawrences put away horse ted heath
Old German crossing Bali, free to express great happiness Jubilate
Patriarch against wearing Hawaiian garland LEVI
Pithy speaker tense going round pub APHORIST
Plato finally co-ordinates knowledge — it's inspired OXYGEN
Rugs taken up for daughter in midlands town STAMFORD
Secretary brought in recognised writer's block NOTEPAD
Supervised one at sea securing lines OVERSEEN
Tragic scene of crime sitting in European tradition ELSINORE
Wader again seen on island IBIS
Xmas season to bode ill, ultimately? NOEL