The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,492 - Jun 28 2005

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'Country mania' is touring round in the same place NAMIBIA
Crew cross short sailing boat to see creature coming to a perfunctory end MANXCAT
Debut of Bernard 'Leaving the Country' Manning, perhaps OLIVIA
Dignified death, clutching gold piece ENNOBLED
Fish river in a row SPRAT
Foil the closing of valve to make water EPEE
Former dictator in the Middle Eastern Republic of Iris IRIDIAN
Getting to be in need of a prompt reaction to drought? DRYINGUP
Go round and measure, say, Araucaria's top half, fool! ENCOMPASS
He keeps a much less mature person shifting 500 drugs a day SUGARDADDY
Imagist dispensed with act - lacking ability to focus ASTIGMATIC
One of a biblical pair, mother to the first MAGOG
One who reckons showing off is an arty academic event SUMMER
Party whip takes lead, grabbing secretary for excruciating punishment STRAPPADO
Port getting Ravel drunk when he composed inside LEHAVRE
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Relating to those people with objective healing ONTHEMEND
Runs during game, back lower deck ORLOP
See 21 EXHIBITION
See 3 COLLECTION
See 4 MAST
Ship's aid (Issue One) with reverse SONAR
Show-off outdoor singer: 'Key indicator of Mozart work in con brio version' COCKROBIN
The biggest of the canvas carriers (medium) is not commonly found round mother's MAIN
There's a lot more, in fact, in the main car:- female article; gems; and black work unit TIPOFTHEICEBERG
To an unholy alliance NATO
Uppity head, one interrupting house's exuberant friendliness BONHOMIE
Well set fashion house event SPRING
Wildness is terribly erotic in farm yard entrances FEROCITY
Yellow informer CANARY