The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,716 - Oct 30 2015

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A spoken opening to worship ADORE
Applicant's hostile answer struck out in court CLIENT
Bite the dust like a snake, six having escaped PERISH
Change to services in exclusive diners INSECTIVORES
Country tavern bathed in antiquity? REPUBLIC
Defeated leader's taken off and put away EATEN
Drop in state benefit, small part of large range DOLOMITES
Drunkard's put up with familiar routine SHTICK
Emissary almost gets over smoothly LEGATO
Express search for weapon AIRRIFLE
Fish suitable for tea dance, say CONGER
Gathering in ATHOME
Germany's fifth column worried traitor APOSTATE
Getting mean, incensed by Catholic petition AVERAGING
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Like a bigot actively enjoying vigorous net rally INTOLERANTLY
Metric unit returns wrong temperature (not Fahrenheit) TESLA
Miss cheese, served up with wine about one MADEMOISELLE
Nothing makes money round terminus when we can look round OPENDAYS
Obsessive turning up in Scotsman's clothing MANIC
Project to scuttle bombardier, potentially BEETLE
Raised routes through Cape adopted by northbound boss VIADUCTS
Setting about 'eadgear to protect aviator FLYINGAT
Sharpness in Greek cooking not good for rice dish KEDGEREE
Spooner's old horse set forth but couldn't get moving STAGNATED
Tailor working in Venice area RIALTO
This country's beer lacks content — I like tea! BRITANNIC
Traditionally, David's son taken in by seer PSALMIST
Tricksters briefly oppress faithful patriots, pinching capital ILLUSIONISTS