The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2288

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A little fish, or sea animal HORSE
Admire muscle in others RESPECT
Desert 12 across STRAND
Duck: one protected by wild deer EIDER
Enemy froze, oddly FOE
English university looking at literature READING
Fear mistake after beginning of trial TERROR
Film character, Jack perhaps? picture card
Immediately behind leader in little time? SECOND
Inactive, impassive dog lacking exercise, originally IDLE
Into drugs, nine played sport table tennis
Lifting mechanism with rod carrying girder, ultimately CRANE
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Little boat's heading into cove BABY
Lively performer smashing up boat and car ACROBAT
Meaty artist? BACON
Metal in fact inert, partly TIN
Model of excellence where father managed to maintain progress PARAGON
Phobia about the quill FEATHER
Position under hoop, where players may be BANDSTAND
Promoted enthusiastically — as was Louis Armstrong's music? TRUMPETED
Sports summary: just ahead in boxing match? round-up
Spread complete by start of banquet BUTTER
Tiny dab, almost ridiculously small and neat DAINTY
Walk across hotel to find yarn THREAD