The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28288

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A story, nipper's prime requirement, had to be off-putting ALIENATE
Act as vicar maybe, providing church with a set of holy books CHANT
An item or two? PAIR
Buggy feasible for bringing fruit LEMON
Char and whisky, when time is right SCORCH
Club hit — accompaniment to fish just cooked? chip shot
County and country inadequately supplied with money — anger ensues LANCASHIRE
Description of Winnie as a mammal? honey bear
Dog left out in the open given drink at the pub AIREDALE
Dress up and talk big BRAG
Exceptional man with great hope campaigning very vigorously? on the rampage
Formula for making little Sarah's shoe SANDAL
Host's moderately tipsy — we've heard that so many times before! the same old story
International organisation to protect old city: way one can make people feel better? NATUROPATH
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Maybe one-to-one operation is somewhat lacking RATIO
Miserable aim to get new leader ABJECT
Most idiotic fools, right to the fore, in court CRASSEST
No worry with energy at a minimum in early period NONAGE
Notice lout is on the loose — I will speak out in a clear manner elocutionist
One ''spiky'' type to go off the deep end, rambling ITINERANT
One's got on in an endeavour to go with the flow BANDWAGON
Periodical served up piece as a good opener? GAMBIT
Pieces of sculpture mostly standing on a pair of parallel lines STATUARY
Scruffy children — last thing academy needs SEEDY
Soon despicable fellow gets a woman to have close relationship INAMORATA
Trying hard, not having succeeded in the gym? TRAINING
Upcoming fashion — chain of shops to provide special footwear wellington boots
Worker in study somewhere in Switzerland? CANTON