The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,570 - Sep 27 2005

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Clues Answers
Antibodies combined to attack small mass pneumo-serines IMMUNE
As in spoken art and Roman English, such verse is disconnected ASYNARTETE
Damned fools captured Ireland in the battle SOLFERINO
Descartes declaring himself at peace with her? IRENE
Does he lead prayer for openers? Is Mohammed a Muslim? IMAM
Genesis Chapter IX (i): epic struggle! INCIPIENCE
Grass up a receiver: the buck stops here DEERFENCE
Hard life, or nothing could be more death-defying FOOLHARDIER
Looks good enough to eat, does she? DISH
Mjollnir, a London soccer player? HAMMER
Natal section ruler CAESAR
Old prince joining the workers: they can let off steam EXHALANTS
One police department infiltrating trade of a divine killer DEICIDAL
Quote work by Greek character making a comeback, unlike Homer literally UNPOETIC
Clues Answers
Retiring lexicographer's ultimatum? LAST
Return to sender REPLY
Scrape the bottom with this instrument? DOUBLEBASS
See 24 RESPONSE
See 4 WITHNOCHEESE
See 4 BREAD
See 7 WORD
Serenely reticent retiring bit of stuff TERYLENE
Soil so fertile the Italian removed to cultivate plant LOOSESTRIFE
Suggest a rodeo competitor has entered wrongfully IMPROPERLY
Sway one to enter, say, into the navy REIGN
The yoke, say, of a rainbow YELLOW
Toothsome artist? ENAMELLER
What's the bird call note to be? Fie! (ie perhaps that of the 5 26) ALITTLEBITOF