The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,221 - Jun 11 2017

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Clues Answers
About the church in former times ONCE
Actions against the defence OFFENSIVES
An old joke? JEST
Bloomer in which a pupil is involved IRIS
Chasing a double century, I hit out and get this ACCLAIM
End of drive? AMBITION
Errs amid wayward lovers ADMIRERS
Event idly arranged — obviously EVIDENTLY
File often found after this arrest NAIL
Foreign sailors find girl without transport LASCARS
Instrument played in Twelfth Night VIOLA
Ladies in fashion or models IDEALS
Not a single mistake by a serviceman DOUBLEFAULT
Oil wheel CASTOR
One drawing on his teacher's advice ARTSTUDENT
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Private study SANCTUM
Put away for safety? IMPRISONED
Recovers from River Tees flooding RETRIEVES
Redoing treatment for cut IGNORED
Sail with two little boys ROYAL
Sailor girl with unmarried sisters in her care ABBESS
Show how Devil and Saint rank in esteem DEMONSTRATE
Staggering along to a country in Africa ANGOLA
Surrounded, like European capital in defeat BESET
The very last word in negotiations? ULTIMATUM
Though possibly original, it is less than novel SHORTSTORY
Under pressure to turn up with sweets DESSERTS
Very hungry creature that flies round the States RAVENOUS
Where Albania introduced prohibition — among other things INTERALIA
Worth millions, weary — needing uplift MERIT