The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27490

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American: his first failure is sampling endless rounds MISSISSIPPIAN
Boxer formerly with concern to find target clay pigeon
Burrower disturbed the marrow EARTHWORM
Catch small badger SNAG
Close to liquidation, fine to raid one’s capital NAIROBI
Commissioner from China, with NCO, visiting sultanate OMBUDSMAN
Failing that is description of Henry Van Dyke’s man? OTHERWISE
Fish some hope to catch on the beach? RAYS
High School cast up for a turn call theatre BOLSHOI
Jones daughter coming out of the blue INIGO
Maybe Rebecca’s old track — that is included in musical west side story
Moving upfront, he goads hosts on the go
Not exactly in the money around here LOCALLY
Offer stick for balancing act HANDSTAND
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Plant displayed by a large green stone ALECOST
Rude not to take home so many? GROSS
Serenade knight after king in French palace KENSINGTON
She puts herself out, forsaking uniform to meet the electorate? press the flesh
Short grass skirts fashionable for a child BAMBINO
Somehow, I want a rook like a dove ANTIWAR
Spectators not allowed to finish show off CROW
Staff could have this small volume, mostly untouched c clef
Tried car home for a change, parking within sight of Paris arc de triomphe
Tube empty when picked up VEIN
Turn round diameter variable twice to find pi goody-goody
Ultimately dire hole Cockney’s in, for example EPITOME
US athlete is in the red, lapping Pole OWENS
Warning light on beach with delta, not a place you’d want to crash BEDCHAMBER