The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,086 - Jan 5 2017

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Clues Answers
26 or 9 inspiring a writer TWAIN
A bloomer, one abandoning ally and old writer, virtually JONQUIL
A little stout, a handsome statesman? UTAHAN
A Winter's Tale character caught up in passion is romantic ORSINO
A Winter's Tale character I love after soon rescuing protagonist at the end ANTONIO
A Winter's Tale character in the midst of hoax, raging briefly OLIVIA
A Winter's Tale character is absent — a mistake? SEBASTIAN
A Winter's Tale character one's played VIOLA
A Winter's Tale character showing nerve after illness AGUECHEEK
A Winter's Tale character to discharge BELCH
A Winter's Tale character with perfect stuff about MARIA
A Winter's Tale character's endless rot FESTE
Act of betrayal in the end, lost cause TREASON
All to play for, with raise to pocket JACKPOT
Beauty cheers up after more bad breaks DREAMBOAT
Breaking record, work returned is for state capital ANNAPOLIS
Clues Answers
Copy Greek character has to tear up PIRATE
Crank has to perform with water regulator WEIRDO
Food reliable, though not starter TABLE
Gorge in middle of Yeovil, a tree ruined OVEREAT
Kindness ultimately lacking in vast wit COMIC
Mitigate rebuke, say? LESSEN
nfinit? LIMITLESS
Old Shakespearean wino denied victory — this to add flavour? OREGANO
One shy of seven? BASHFUL
Roughly two steps around base of device, best point of contact SWEETSPOT
Rounded parts of spheres, no apex LOBES
Salesman's turned up, very difficult to continue PERSEVERE
Time frames for courses TRACKS
Warming device one's tucking into slit? GASHEATER
Whale hump nursed by princess BELUGA
Woman acting as boy, character shortly bagging a duke LADETTE