The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26599 - December 19, 2016

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A very English mass with melodic piece — hymn in Latin AVEMARIA
African's talk about drugs given orally GABONESE
Bargain hunter maybe worried after he has opened faulty packs CHEAPSKATE
Being mean, strictly concealing every other component ENTITY
Chapter in horror story mentioned furry rodent CHINCHILLA
Choke, suffocated by cut bread roll and tart BAGGAGE
Choreographed work accompanying The Water Music? TAPDANCE
Composer's limousine, short and lightweight BERLIOZ
Declare Conservative will need a great deal ... of this? STATECRAFT
Group of jobbing journalists swapping leaders in style of some writers BACKHAND
Held together pieces of eg thread GATHERED
Historian's account probing Roman emperor TACITUS
Irksome boy's back in Hertfordshire town TRYING
Keep going round, covering central part of Russia and old area of France ROUSSILLON
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Line in fashionable clothing works for women CHICKLIT
Line in trendy Beatles' song HELP
Maybe rocker removing hat will reveal it? HAIR
Neglected group of colleges politician went round UNIMPROVED
OK to run off with one and get married LEGITIMATE
Position on scale controlled by man in charge RANKING
Record books preserved by community NOTATION
Rejected portion of fresh soda bread DOSH
Settled a debt unexpectedly, bringing in first of accountants ABATED
Sombre Yank joins posh American, drinking spirit LUGUBRIOUS
Steer and large bull DRIVEL
To begin with, sailors save returning boats TUBS
Traveller with problem: he runs about one kilometre HITCHHIKER
Very blue foundation stones? HARDCORE