The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26168 - August 4, 2015

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500 lines on paper variously composed SUNDRY
A continental dig in irrational language PUNJABI
All library's items covered originally in firm cloth CALICO
Bird, left-winger's floozie? REDSTART
Boozer's aim, maybe is to shoot council DARTBOARD
Current supporter regularly pays half of capital PYLON
Distant object, an item of little value FARTHING
Fresh words of abuse male released behind lady's back YOUTHFUL
Go over blemish DEFECT
Host to arrive with agent coming back in COMPERE
How flat may be made available, housing queen in flood TORRENT
In time the French rejected fine ruler's novel logic LATERALTHINKING
Ingenious engineers on the job, taking clubs to the fore CREATIVE
Keep up close pursuit, gangster having escaped CLING
Neaten up metal — it needs recasting, like this across clue ANTEPENULTIMATE
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Old sections of bible that man had accepted precisely ONTHEDOT
On impulse kiss with speed before embracing EXTEMPORE
Philistine in trouble over stabbing invader long ago GOLIATH
Poor quality lines turn up in ledger, surprisingly DOGGEREL
Possibly counts bugs, having removed stone PEERS
Ran round judicial centre bearing mace, perhaps SPICED
Regulator stopping medieval vehicle VALVE
Reveal bill local leader's raised LETON
See record company that's popular and buy it! INDIE
Small soft fish scale, say, reflecting the light SPANGLE
Spot rather like a mountain lake? TARNISH
Standard tale lacking force? Hopefully not PARABLE
Suddenly bite through edible fish SNAPPER
Traveller recalled short girl — this could bring them closer SPYGLASS
What ref did frequently brought up after game WHISTLED