The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,767 - May 16 2006

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Clues Answers
5-11 and 11-18 makes loss each go SCHOOLAGES
A very short way to split the woman's pound HAMMER
Actor's hung-over? That is universal DEPARDIEU
Almost lose sight of bogey GOBLIN
Attempts to be heard as South African ESSAYS
Can't go wrong when pudding has some alcohol content FOOLPROOF
Carrying on outside with stolen kiss ETERNAL
Crab and duck featured as 1, 12, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24 GROUCHO
Dead perch (if 2's involved) might be washed up DRIFTWOOD
Experimental biology sheds by arctic quarters IGLOO
Glower in sack race FIREFLY
Inability to communicate with a local on the continent APHASIA
Limit prisoner's punishment CONFINE
Old Nick confines women to void NEWGATE
One of a pair of crowns? HALFSOVEREIGN
Clues Answers
One preparing meal for runner crossing line MILLER
One thrice involved in being more scratchworthy ITCHIER
Praise for report of old tax EXTOL
Property of match that's heading to conclusion QUALE
Runner has honey laced with drug GREYHOUND
See 27 THEBELL
Shoo shoo shoo-sha-boogy SCAT
Some roofing provided by worker in some foundation PANTILE
Stakes returned by sounding out all means to avoid law LOOPHOLE
Uncultivated to blow off with loud noise LOWBROW
We harvest nothing organic at all WHATSOEVER
Welsh fervour about to be conveyed by aptitude for moving part FLYWHEEL
Where and by what one may be saved to be successful RING
Worth some ritual passage MERIT