The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic No 28418

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Bamboo vessel, not round CANE
Bat defensively, a single wicket in stand STONEWALL
Cherish processed English cheese CHESHIRE
Desire to do mischief in country church MALICE
Dress caught on a black taxi MINICAB
Excitedly telling niece news INTELLIGENCE
Explosive ingredient some disconcertingly brought round NITRE
Fantastic country is fine, with a lake FAERIE
Go without food, finding a trace of mercury in salmon? FAMISH
I invested in horse over win GAIN
Ice to keep fresh without power RESERVE
Idly read lines in bed, mostly BROWSE
Lighter finished as fluid escaped SPILLOVER
Note Mickey almost is universally recognised FAMOUS
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Obstruct idiot grabbing copper in war-torn city DAMASCUS
Parasite left on tree, destroying billions LEECH
Perfume the French sell old queen LAVENDER
Plain short stage show’s got excess of parts overproduction
Plots with skill turned over for plant used for stuffing BEDSTRAW
Pub noise? This can carry BARROW
Put mares out towards spring. perhaps UPSTREAM
Running into maltreated ragamuffin TATTERDEMALION
Scientist came across a lot of magnetism with substance METALLURGIST
Standard form of gene mostly for twin PARALLEL
State of fruit ends in great wastage SULTANATE
Time to manage revolutionary concerning weapon TRUNCHEON
Tree, large, that is beside river OSIER
Very much into morning working, then golf AMONG