The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,128 - Jul 13 2007

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Clues Answers
A greeting from the heavens? HAIL
Author has books in head CAPOTE
Berth farthest from birth? DEATHBED
Bird winding others up SKUA
Case collapses on what's hot and what's not BALTICSEA
Cat gutted, which is rank TIER
Champion losing lead becomes bit of a target INNER
Destroy sound argument in a nasty novel by 2 BREAKFAST
Dress up a day in advance for lover GIRLFRIEND
Ecstasy, the true sublime ETHEREAL
English article can split page, foreign article being the polished article? EATINGAPPLE
Figure curtailing the misery of Christmas? DECAGON
Fly out of control following alarm over zero pressure and 15 BELLYFLOP
Girl tricked a reported killer of South America ANACONDA
Holyrood debtor once fiddling with Lady Barbie ABBEYLAIRD
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If man's colour scheme changes, those adapting to it entertained by this work of 2? MUSICFOR
In duel, 'e's taken out fat bore DULLARD
Knock over reject who's shunned LEPER
Light fixture MATCH
Mirror essential to the choreography ECHO
Money which talks of grief DOLLAR
Mysterious power slowing vivacity ESPRIT
Old European region, half crushed by crusher BOHEMIA
Perfect cake rises in ancient region of Africa NUBIA
Precipitate found in small amount of liquid and ditch CRASHLAND
See 25 ATTIFFANYS
See 7 CHAMELEONS
Terribly dry in county shortly requiring water source HYDRANT
Work of 2 incorporated ancestors? INCOLDBLOOD
Wow! Not entirely trim, but bit of a looker CORNEA