The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,100 - Jun 11 2007

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A word of thanks to include ambassador and women rejected by old queen, a member of the house THEATREGOER
After initial experience on the river, dumbhead is all set up for a little extra business SIDELINE
Animal starts to make often objectionable sounds eating MOOSE
Are the sisters at home here on Hamlet's recommendation? NUNNERY
Boarding, have to go back and forth to court daily at first PLYWOOD
Close to a way through the marshland FASTEN
Colour of woman taken in by commercial? Quite the opposite SHADE
Evil, evil is a tailless bird! SINISTER
Falling due? Get it? No, speechless with embarrassment TONGUETIED
First of Territorial soldiers to get over large trunk TORSO
German - and, therefore, suffer UNDERGO
I heard hat serves as a protective covering EYELID
Instrument for getting back ill-gotten gains TOOL
Journey by water with a hairy beast GORILLA
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Left to study rand invested in well-behaved growth GOLDENROD
Nurse is captivated by sword as centrepiece EPERGNE
Order from Mr Big, planter: 'Lop the aspen!' TREMBLINGPOPLAR
Peg will see about soldier getting back SPIGOT
Poor Elsie claims, for example, to write as Gray did ELEGISE
Previous majority a game of chance? TWENTYONE
Scholar with enthusiasm turns to ancient alphabet OGAM
She of the fantasy bilingual intake SYBIL
Shrewd. but was rather rude about a breath of despondency FARSIGHTED
Sneaky chap will suspend scoundrel HANGDOG
They say amour hurts; I must be wrong RUMOURHASIT
Two men go round to designate books concerning entertainment by the military ROYALTOURNAMENT
Unfortunately named, a Hellenic carouser MAENAD
Unruly tot's the most ardent HOTTEST