The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,882 - Sep 27 2006

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A minute of music NOTE
Bandage holding broken lip, skip as high as permitted - the sky? TOPLIMIT
Before boy keeping 5 among sleuths, possibly old hat DOLLYVARDEN
Bobby at Tate Britain? CONSTABLE
Correct wear for the stage? PROPERTIES
County reduced by oxidisation to a paper LINCRUSTA
Drawback familiar to film director HITCH
Drink engulfs bullfighter or missing master painter ALMATADEMA
Fear article in film PANIC
Fellow politician always fellow? COMPEER
First third or fifth of the over? Curious ODDBALL
Form of army biscuit? MARYGRAHAM
I came out in a crescent LUCIE
In a manner of speaking, my French and German hardware IRONMONGERY
Last sound to be heard after 19? NELL
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Letters were guide to gold - go slow! LITTLE
Look after sailor in well-ordered surroundings - not like us! TABLOIDY
Prominent leader BOSS
Publican maybe from another scene in fiction LICENSEE
Runner Steve, run! SCRAM
See 19 DORRIT
See 20 SUMMERSON
See 4 MANETTE
See about number after 19 EMLY
Service flat at little expense EVENSONG
Set out before her season's in progress ESTHER
Star in the East? ESTELLA
Turn to fossil (if fifty were unknown) OSSIFY
Type of verse inspired by daemon or Hymen MONORHYME
Wanting the technique - that would pull the girls? FAINTHEART