The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,315 - Jul 18 2014

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Acceptable payment to occupy empty London club LONGIRON
After 31 days, examinat­ion of a government official MAYORAL
Conferred with footballer needing to be paid off? BEST
Criticise American pressure about promoting political unity PANARAB
Cruciverbalist's sidekick with some incredible wisdom LEWIS
Decline in the west has society getting soft SUNSET
Diver, turning up gold fish's head, fed FROGMAN
English wound up? In France, we could be easily aroused EROGENOUS
Explorer back in country, one caught spying on royalty POLONIUS
Farm fertiliser has stable particle STALLION
Flora and Johnny involved in fling SHRUBBERY
Left idea for saucy yarn's beginning with one's newspaper PROPERTYISTHEFT
Like some computers? Very nearly like the whole lot! DIGITAL
Most of sheep in the rain? One of them WETHER
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Not public school receiving royal backing SECRET
Nothing wrong with car that's kind of blue OXFORD
PM losing head in conflict with European ATTLEE
Reluctant to explore a hot and steamy novel STAYATHOME
Scots bash vessels navy moored in bay BURNSNIGHT
See 11 OWED
Seek out cheerful, hazy line in futuristic picture USETHEFORCELUKE
Taunt a trio intermittently, giving musical instruction TUTTI
Teacher, with age, defends right to be a bore DRONEON
Tip for cooking, stuffing cut carp NITPICK
Twirling journalist wearing clown's suit SPADES
Uncovered bird or rodent or mammoth ENORMOUS
Verbally abuse Tory minister? Party leader's appalled DISMAYED
What makes baker stop BREAKOFF