The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26278 - December 10, 2015

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A brace securing front of reading light ARCLAMP
A piece of cake enjoyed by the setter? (1,4,2,3,4) AWALKINTHEPARK
Ahab was one liable to be taken in by Adam's son CAPTAIN
Article describing wine tax TITHE
Bundle made by boss ultimately, a man with a following SHEAF
Canny angler's doctor, perhaps FLY
Cat run over by pawnbroker's car in novel UNCLETOMSCABIN
Distributed praise, consuming favourite hors-d'oeuvre APPETISER
Do this to food — as a joke, by the sound of it INGEST
Exhaustion destiny brought about initially in 50% of men? FATIGUE
Extra-terrestrial an astronaut brought back (not Yuri G!) ALIEN
Fellow I set up with a note to copy IMITATE
Have something to do with business CONCERN
Hot month in California with native of SE USA? CHOCTAW
In treasured surroundings, mine is very steep PRECIPITOUS
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Inadequate container dropped in street SCANT
Last of Whigs dismissed by Peel's family? KIN
Lover very shortly rebuffed old sailor INAMORATO
Misguided gent with mania for proceeding EMANATING
One right to ignore a row over the French painting AQUARELLE
Outlook of poisonous type — City trader, originally ASPECT
Part of circle ecstatic about English variety of crop? SEGMENT
Poet's two sons gripped by Chinese philosophy TASSO
Politician disheartened by publicity on a Caribbean island GRENADA
Provide some music at Erfurt CATER
Scottish island thus accommodating Pole of a certain age? JURASSIC
Seabird using track beside pool, say? KITTIWAKE
See academics around university first — in great abundance PROFUSELY
Tangled hair sported by the Spanish congregations ELFLOCKS
Working girls held up by louts drunk, under a cloud ALTOSTRATUS