The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,744 - Apr 19 2006

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Clues Answers
'esitating to get to border EDGING
Afraid to get cut by editor SCARED
Assembly to observe when Brown is rising inside SENATE
Characteristic of a poet turning grey at 99 BARDIC
Cuts always taking place in Sunday school SEVERS
Drink mixed in the basin ABSINTHE
Edit pornographic writer BLUEPENCIL
Faithful account must be put to clergyman ACCURATE
Flare up in meeting if a setback occurs IGNITE
Gin and pie made with lard will help conversation LIPREADING
Glancing at Old Bob, an old prime minister SCANNING
Groups of three gathered round piano for final exams TRIPOS
Is silver grass OK? AGREED
Laggards dressed in their best GLADRAGS
Clues Answers
Legendary horse, reddish brown, standing by a road BAYARD
Mother will meet her mother tomorrow MANANA
Notice about flyover must be digested ABRIDGED
Old word no longer retaining charisma ARCHAISM
One seen sitting on lap roughly AROUND
One with allowance to get perfume for teenager ADOLESCENT
Present girlfriend gets round the law endlessly DEDICATE
River in the end produces a drop DECREASE
Secret reward used in court BACKHANDER
Stop for nap under small shed SHUTDOWN
This beggar is exhausted BANKRUPT
Tinker presents bishop with book in a valley DABBLE
Waste time suppressing a doctrine with gloom DISMALLY
Words of optician's customer when uncertain? LETMESEE