The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28688

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A game's official in shoe — or not? BAREFOOT
A great deal to do with a moderate amount OFTEN
A horse carrying last in party, European disciple ACOLYTE
A house razed from skyline, a state ARIZONA
Author appearing old in grubby trousers GOLDING
Beast put on island DONKEY
Beyond elevation, past it over the hill
Blade ending in side has cut skin EPEE
Carpenter welcomes songbird flying round university town in Gloucestershire chipping sodbury
Celebrity’s debut cut short STAR
Charming European city NICE
Duck in lake after drink TEAL
Dustmen dropping odd bits in truck UTE
Fill completely, permeating cracks IMPREGNATE
In general, go down slope GRADIENT
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In little time, one container consumed by another BATTING
Items passed round for collection in food programme chat show
Kansas City I note in another state WICHITA
Maker of pictures, pro keeping limited supply film editor
Many describing story awaiting publication? UNTOLD
Person seemingly on drugs, accepted as drunk space cadet
Small deer, ever so cute, ultimately ROE
Sort of wet fluid a father has mopped up as it were
Survey on people supporting one worker's job POLLINATION
Things getting more complicated, as excavation becoming harder? the plot thickens
Those wanted to bring up issue about title DESIRES
What Pablo Casals might have declared after large drink LIMONCELLO
Where spring is in its present condition after second of bounces OASIS
With nurses almost entirely silent, calmer? ANTACID
Wretched as hen night is, heading off? HAPLESS