The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,552 – Jul 3 2018

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Clues	Answers
Actual consumer suffers with a twist in the tail	ENDUSER
Conclude being educated not at fault	DEDUCE
Eliot, Eliot & Eliot	TRIPLETS
Exploit dispute minister rejected in agreement	OVER
Formerly one in a hundred? On the contrary	ONCE
Gone sinister	LEFT
Got together in hospital with a composer	SMETANA
Had an impact on camp	AFFECTED
Half in the dark and troubled in my disgrace	IGNOMINY
He just appears gentle around climax: he made it up	SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL
Hears endless adverts? Not with these!	EARPLUGS
Hector is by definition adorable	PERSECUTE
In retreat to meet up: majority of one, missing a member	AMPUTEE
It’s King Lear BBC can blame for losing odd characters treatment	TIGERBALM

Clues	Answers
More delectable than a salmon terrine is egg roll for starters	TASTIER
Object to experimental mice being present locally	ENDEMIC
Planning a set dinner to finish badly	ENDINTEARS
Preserved member of an ancient civilisation	INCAN
See 10	SINGULAR
See 10	PERSON
See 13	WORK
See you when you arrive, but not first off	AUREVOIR
Shabby at interrupting dog instructions	DOWNATHEEL
Shops here are holding scoundrel	ARCADE
Still confused about a copy of the Iliad? (3,3,5,2,2)	ITSALLGREEKTOME
Thrill from sexy act with her unclothed	EXCITE
Tree surgeon’s plant is about right for me	FIRST
What to wear in case?	LAWSUIT