The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,156 - Jan 14 2014

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A case of home position INSTANCE
Advanced knot securing loose end HITECH
Aim when holy and delicate for a key change GRAIL
Attend tailor, me? Unlikely TATTERDEMALION
Brief ascent with short cut to reach the top CLIMAX
Business that's promising to lose weight with sturdy exercise GROWTHINDUSTRY
Covering party in spilt red wine EIDERDOWN
Examples of 'stating the bleeding obvious' suit Mrs Faulty TRUISMS
Framework said to follow April Fools? MATRIX
Hard rain's gonna fall for 23 HARRIDAN
In high spirits once over German worker EXUBERANT
In wrong gear? That's right, officer BRIGADIER
Look up fish at university in France, a mythical creature LOUPGAROU
Mansion built for personal pleasure ONANISM
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Models are not liable to have bottom wiped by Swedish bloke EXEMPLARS
Morning caller's rest, woolly jumper on top ROOSTER
No lover has a broken heart HATER
Prime cuts of beef — rare and, very occasionally, well done BRAVO
Rank by comparison of writer's novel FROWSTIER
See 1 SHREW
Sign up to take part in bar billiards LIBRA
Solver's old half-length cycle round ambassador YOUREXCELLENCY
Spooner's embarrassing honest folk in play THETAMINGOFTHE
Spread (eg butter) endlessly round a loaf of bread BAGUETTE
Tawdry trim with no end of ostentation GARISH
To whom the mouse and the lion pose a problem AESOP
Ward problem DRAWBACK
What's warm? THAWOUT