The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27479

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Advance cast picked up after rest BREAKTHROUGH
Beg urgent reforms for pioneering pressman? GUTENBERG
Big cheese and more crackers after drink SUPREMO
Cool drink the setter had without flavour INSIPID
Corps in retreat — I note they served with honour EMERITI
Creep hard to put in jail is a big hitter SLEDGEHAMMER
Cries of surprise rising in commotion hoo-ha
Disturb the thing set in stone AGITATE
Drawer retiring greengrocer gleefully stocks el greco
Fought about indeed turning hawk-like argus-eyed
Greet us waving, perhaps? GESTURE
Hit band pocketing millions SMASH
Host's place, after dealing with criticism REMONSTRANCE
Merge foolishly with Etonian group of egoists me generation
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Old Arab people hospitalised? SARACEN
One in account knocked back port EILAT
Only women answer about universal entities in philosophy NOUMENA
Pass or cross through tip of Easter Island EXCRETE
Play area becoming small for tots DRAMS
Royal wrapping the present on purpose KNOWINGLY
Sculpture made in great institutions of learning ACADEME
Sneer, maybe, from British king, a symbol of authority GRIMACE
So what beings periodically give people a hand? big deal
Something in the air helping speech ORATION
There's no change at all in these organs OVARIES
Vehicle back ready for battle in part of ship YARDARM
What child may want: spin around Britain's capital in hurry teddy bear
Writer, say, English are inclined to defend say ELEGIST