The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,953 - Aug 2 2016

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Clues Answers
Bit of a bloomer finishes off chess game — mate SEPAL
Celebrity of European person showing up here NAME
Except for its head, river is brown UMBER
Fellow scoffed a lot FATE
Field hospital under pressure in dry setting SPHERE
Flaws in conclusions from some idiotic ass without sound reflection ECHOLESS
Interpreter of text, say, kept in college mostly EXEGETE
Isolated state reduced, unfortunately ALAS
Languages such as Hebrew, including old study of signs SEMIOTICS
Late genius that may prefix other solutions ECO
Leading pairs eliminated from race came late — very grave situation CEMETERY
Male put on a garment nothing stops HEAVESTO
National leader performing in moving protest MONARCH
Not dry, like 10 of 27, regardless of 1 SWEET
Notice about South American oil source SESAME
Organisations unknown in small parts of plant SYSTEMS
Page in some novel set in town, of course EPSOM
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Pair contracted fever in capital PRAGUE
Part of grounds and pitch where kids can play SANDPIT
Piano I installed in disorderly club open to all PUBLIC
Pink was revolting ROSE
Pound invested in lesser bet — oddly, it's bound to make money BESTSELLER
Primate set over south part of church APSE
Ruined couple's mutual fund — that shows effect of world revolution FOUCAULTS
See 24 across PENDULUM
Short program about English fruit producer APPLETREE
Spy chief taken in by deception, in a sense SMELL
Standing before court ERECT
Suddenly put in the know, quietly call in child SPRINGUPON
Top player suffering reverse at first as leading man TSAR
Travel with author's son and private teacher GOVERNESS
Travels round city on Loire TOURS
What poets generally do, Keats and Yeats don't RHYME