The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28779

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Clues Answers
A kitchen only half finished leads to comment APERCU
African native, singular youth, getting nothing out of paperback STEENBOK
After start of fire close damaged platform FOCSLE
Back of room, one in school? FORM
City proposal a man casually trimmed SALAMANCA
Endless street party getting noisier CRESCENDO
Endlessly sad, relative not quite fitting in sweater SAUNA
Enthusiastic blue exercising, right on time EBULLIENT
In writing on death I tremble, making short notes DEMISEMIQUAVERS
Misleading items in papers on French author taking in ass smoke and mirrors
Most active local objector finally failing in case NIMBLEST
One prepared to compromise who wins a second medal? BARGAINER
One replacing a string? Not on this instrument RECORDER
Outlook for love: signs are mixed PROGNOSIS
Pair of creatures, big and small, that makes a bond SEALANT
Clues Answers
Passion and fight oddly saved match WARMTH
Perform improperly with paste, hiding diamonds MISDO
Rifle at first a boy keeps firing wickedly ARSON
Scrum half came over the protected side MELEE
Sheep wandering over American city, wonderful old place EPHESUS
Silk cut completely the wrong way PRUNELLA
Simple house deceptively described HOMESPUN
Some verse as a sequence QUATRAIN
Sport a red frill RUCHE
Squirm and shrivel when right out of place WRITHE
State one’s lost a lot of hair MANE
Stomach mostly visible with shortened attractive garment TUNIC
Stop house officer discharging the last two SEMICOLON
Welcoming opening of restaurant, rank heavenly spread STRATUS
Winding stick first to break bulb DISTAFF