The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28228

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A hot-looking French lake recalled as product of volcanism CALDERA
Absence of work still involving some labour? maternity leave
After surprise, I will abandon unfussy office layout floor plan
Airmen took flight offered by chance? RAFFLED
Be final: propose that location has area reduced by 50 per cent bring up the rear
Completion of table leads to spare wood EBONY
Crazed legal expert dismissing judge as handy operator MANICURIST
Educationalist provoking storm and noise MONTESSORI
Getting quite drunk with ales ruins cocktail tequila sunrise
Harsh Republican political meeting ditching leader about nothing RAUCOUS
I steered northwards, skirting hot Indian region DELHI
Inducement to abandon English for French city, making measure of similarity COMPARISON
Island valley, not area offering no fruit? IDLE
King Edward possibly suppressing odd bits of talk and gossip TATTLER
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Malicious blogger? Right to block impact TROLL
Mostly nasty about US city recordings VINYL
Nonsense about unknown work being source of material for play TOYSHOP
Patron succeeded with little money, securing bridge team SPONSOR
Philosophy briefly for every single European leader TAOISEACH
Present-day graduate rejected Bede? ADAM
Printing ink: no source of colour used up CYAN
Rapid with notes, I’m accepted by a military association ANIMATO
Sculptor, Swiss at heart, came and got it wrong GIACOMETTI
Second volume ending in case for advocate MOVE
Sort of motor — or band — I refitted INBOARD
Unaware first pair of lions occupies plain OBLIVIOUS
Unusual ban on lover expressing love using hand gestures? NONVERBAL
Worked out fast, avoiding first chance after some thought? calculated risk