The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,078 - Dec 27 2016

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Clues Answers
'Run about looking lively!' is instruction to players RUBATO
A lot of credit goes to a writer showing imagination POETIC
Advised not to go swimming in lake, deep at one end MENTORED
Bowler's craft timeless SEAMER
Cowboy's mate a friend of Dorothy — point taken TONTO
Crime-fighter flying to each country in turn, initially SUPERMAN
Fellow, bird ... nothing to stop them? She might have done CHAPERONE
Foul what detective chief superintendent did RANCID
Getting frisky with 2 — claims such relationships are unsuitable MISALLIANCES
Grow old (gran finally going into home) EXPAND
Happening twice in 1770 EVENT
High area of mountainside not safe for climbing STONED
Issue payments from here (3,4,2,3,3,3) THEBANKOFMUM
Life on other planets? One's right to start off sceptical ALIENS
Clues Answers
Miss cue on air — sorry! SIGNORINA
Need to go to France, you said? Maybe everyone requires accommodation CALLOFNATURE
Press reduction DECREASE
Ready? Most are told to hurry out GEAREDUP
Recreation ground — men's team hosting United AMUSEMENT
School evicting privileged lady from land TRAIN
See 18 ANDDAD
Showing off count's diamonds failed to impress CUTNOICE
Speaker's rejected point about suspensions MORATORIA
Stop calling on British — that's to do with success BRINGOFF
Stop fighting egghead in glasses! STEMWARE
They're sure out of their minds, these criminals SAFECRACKERS
Think again about Welshman lagging behind on bend REASSESS
Unique all-rounder regularly missed ALONE