The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 26991

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Clues Answers
Amusing drama cut to allow bathos? COMEDOWN
Blade-wielder beheaded sailors held in sultanate OARSMAN
Body found in squat surrounded by refuse DENSITY
Chicken order is handled poorly rhode island red
Delays as Sheridan actor's first out in shake-up HINDERS
Fire fan of unknown international team arrested by policeman PYROMANIAC
Get urge to hold small reserve fund nest-egg
Go to press with items from this news source? GRAPEVINE
Human beings in graceless state mortal sin
In total area length and line related all told
Iodine found in fruit becomes relevant APPLIES
Land ownership seemed suspect with new resident DEMESNE
Make time for old European statesman BRANDT
Man with money recited poem RONDEAU
Clues Answers
Maoist occasionally involved with Morning Star's rebirth TRANSMIGRATION
Maximum fantasy author not reaching conclusion PEAK
Moon appearing in play's miniature scene DIORAMA
Move slowly north and in Rouen hunt for suspect DRAGNET
Olympian at home cleared out to accommodate tenancy ATHLETE
One used to wind and sunburn after eclipses CAPSTAN
Pip and this girl dated in the afternoon EMMA
Poem by American about Yankee ship's hero ODYSSEUS
Popular sort of tea one kept in jug INMATE
Posh daily located in most suitable capital BUCHAREST
Short worker brought into section WANTING
Such unhappiness coming to miser? ENDLESS
This writer's style to consider extravagant? IMMODERATE
Upstanding character, anti-beer, corrupted? INEBRIATE