The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,679 - Feb 2 2006

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Clues Answers
'Cheese without name' could be the solution BRINE
'Roll Over Beethoven', initially improvised with Erich BRIOCHE
'Rustle' Crowe (cringe!) COWER
Bar lost without the sound of a certain top dance RHUMBA
Bread and milk supplier's nice little earner CASHCOW
Colour of swan with an extremely light down COBALTBLUE
Cover put away in 'Quiet Man' SHEATHE
Deity misspelt as such after carriage return BACCHUS
Depersonalised statue of god thus lacking height TORSO
Dim-looking stars unable to get 'motivated' before end of scene NEBULAE
Directed film about filling of Big Mac RAIN
Drink drunk before meal HIGHTEA
English poet's two conflicting responses NOYES
Gore found in retreating volcanic material's soft mixture AMALGAM
He was not idealistically philosophical, Mark, accepting role initially in film by Spielberg, the controversial director BERTRANDRUSSELL
Clues Answers
How are you toppling Cherry without a pecking order? HIERARCHY
Island folk getting over killer whale MENORCA
Mendel, perhaps, was the first French writer here in French street GENETICIST
Musical abandon and glee DESERTSONG
Old computer fair's aircraft MICROLIGHT
One who laments admitting beast of a drunken raver WASSAILER
See 11 SIGN
See 23 COAT
Separate the working horses, taking Kofi's side? UNTEAM
Set steps taken by couples and armed soldiers LANCERS
Shock! Pin-up might go to one's head HAIRGEL
Slur about Guardian Bear SUSTAIN
Stop, say, arsing about with our daily leaders ROAD
Theologian/philosopher giving direction on version of 'Oklahoma!' (filmic) WILLIAMOFOCKHAM
Will follows hard on one masculine man in normal condition HIMSELF