The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,457 - Jan 1 2015

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A centre for research into breadfruit CALABASH
American female tennis legend ASHE
Booze off limits to birth control enthusiast TOPE
Buddy and Charlie don't know the words? CHUM
Chat show host walks on water PIERS
Chemist stocks drug for stars BOOTES
Cold meal wrapped in foil SCUPPER
Date of road tax moving forward TRYST
Do successors occupy country, having ousted last PM? PREMIER
Ends of Rice, Brown and Garner? Time for anger ENRAGE
Esteemed journalist is buried under grass RATED
Friend tied knot round wattle DEWLAP
Grey matter with a laminated cover THALAMI
Had better drug previously, it seemed to Arachne METHOUGHT
Hit squire near the knuckle RISQUE
Lure fish in a westerly direction and downwind LEEWARD
Mate rounded Cape unnot­iced HUBBY
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Mo's audible nervous habit TIC
Most of matchmaker's meeting with male went smoothly SWAM
Passing mention of sex in broken Yoruba OBITUARY
People who undermine subordinates slyly, but noiselessly SABOTEURS
Perfectly embodies the ultimate in courageous soldier material TOAST
Ram's purpose, in sum TOTUP
Really big sizes are in the ascendant, OK? SOSO
Rookie Conservative, upside down and back to front TYRO
Shadowy figure trashing hotel suite SILHOUETTE
Show indifference and keep quiet, when confronted with wig SHRUG
Six ducks living on Scottish islands, one with more than one tongue LINGUIST
Split from husband, heading off to give birth in cowshed HALVE
Styptic band inserted into a temporary splint ASTRINGENT
They went in search of sheepskin, as bottled gas ran out ARGONAUTS
They worship former Tory leader, full of lies or nonsense IDOLISERS
You can count on these four Swedes swearing out loud ABACUSES