The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28709

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A favourite of Henry I reputedly beat at game LAMPREY
A pushover? Yes, am hammered each time! easy meat
Abridged huge article in French, causing confusion JUMBLE
Bearing unhealthy resemblance to old Soviet symbol? SICKLY
Bind novel with cover raised higher DILEMMA
Boy of mine employee refused tips OLLIE
Cold after a day over a huge area AFRICA
Critical of small boy before gym class DESPERATE
Divine in the distance summit that’s not too demanding MIDDLEBROW
Drive after leaving motorway initially required some guts! OMENTUM
Eavesdroppers making a point? ICICLES
Entering plea there, decisively beaten LEATHERED
Grant much spoken of ALLOT
Help with crib at refurbished maternity unit, typically BIRTHPLACE
Little room, note for diver LOON
Nervous, I thank God : peace finally! on edge
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Not exactly small: swell shed! cast off
Officer coming in shot cheating brother JACOB
Officers, the first two each getting uniform of a piece
One getting ready to go, indeed must stay in PAYEE
Party organiser with cheering word WHIP
Purse containing zero — empty in sadly no time prize money
Reasonable treatment, just a shortage of medicine? fair dos
Reinvention of wheel’s before finding particular alternative ELSEWHERE
Second last? BACK
Sign seen at hen party? OMEN
Slang somehow combined with fair mix of tongues FRANGLAIS
Theatre in Scottish island thus has closed early music hall
Thirty odd covers go with the Queen song I Got Rhythm
Very far from the rolling downs? flat broke
When rook soars, catches birds that can’t RHEAS
Yardstick that’s abandoned right for English mathematician EULER