The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 27765

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Albatross spitting feathers CROSS
Awaken Greek character, fellow reclining EVOCATE
Basic things, arguably lousy and tough nitty-gritty
Better patient of mine, digitally enhanced? MANICURED
Covered by revolutionary, story in retrospect told RELATED
Crew after fish — is that plain? PIKESTAFF
Face attack MUG
Food for spineless lot in old assembly diet of worms
Fourth and fifth in racecourse moving to the front — one's a colt TRAINEE
German artist doesn't understand Russian, English and Romanian at first DURER
Glass, one dropping to the floor? TUMBLER
Graduate draws in circles — with this? COMPASSES
Group beginning to bathe in lake COMBO
Little chap following pipe down sandbank SHELF
Little wooden skewer reportedly for meat dish minute steak
Loco dabbler? MALLARD
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Low dipstick gathering last drop of oil, visible when dark MOONLIT
Not entirely light batter LAM
Observing party policy, person's wise to keep schtoom in the end on-message
Old axes then again taken into battle, ridiculous things OXYMORONS
One persevering as a judge? TRIER
Opening exchange to the front VENTRALLY
Piece of meat removed from menu? CUT
Reached last of peanut butter sandwiches got at
Relish swim DIP
Rules respected? Anaemic affair in store law and order
Running north to east though not as tricky on the trot
Topping minister, pioneering politician ASTOR
Tropical plant fool put in wine CASSAVA
Value measured in English university READING
Where peace may be found, love the same way OASIS
Writer’s aim to hold loon, say, back gore vidal