The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 26600 - December 20, 2016

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Airborne night flyer having to see slaughter here ABATTOIR
Carbon-free load in mythical ship ARGO
Cardinal taking the high ground? EMINENCE
Cotton on branch in tree TWIG
Course available in religious studies ROUTE
Cultured fare elevated spirit in Turkic abode YOGURT
Deal up to me on right stuff resuming shape ELASTOMER
Diminutive Diana Black put out of action DISABLE
Disgusting incident follows outside broadcast OBSCENE
Dismissed by university with pressure to get paid STUMPEDUP
Fancy work by Verdi more relaxed with volume dropped EMBROIDERY
Female is not in swoon FAINT
I get dinner prepared, using this? INGREDIENT
Instrument area with flashing light around LA ASTROLABE
Lawyers missed start to meal, going by rail INNERBAR
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Legendary heretic seizes day ARTHURIAN
Live as Mennonite with radiant smile BEAMISH
Man's one to deceive, not mad, outwardly ISLE
Prawns swindle very good indeed SCAMPI
Replacing fluids and salts is boost where egg's eaten ISOTONIC
Sage old lady, stern, embraces one upright character MAHARISHI
Shield of eastern lad covering wounded revolutionary? ESCUTCHEON
Some shouting at Herod's rally GATHER
SPECTRE to supply such documents as Bond may see? TOPSECRET
Today's compiler slow to introduce universal method MEDIUM
Troublemaker good to replace leader in citadel GREMLIN
Typically long vessel — see one in Hamburg VEIN
Unholy row with Lord about the Afterlife OTHERWORLD
What could give the RA a big shock? EARTHSHATTERING