The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,150 - Aug 8 2007

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Clues Answers
15, say, for production of 'Cosi' (gala performance) with Wagner's work SOCIAL
2 3 to keep the water out LEVEE
2 3's beat THRASH
Bird with excellent record in provocative 2 3 COCKTAIL
Craved to enter demonstrations with the usual overheads PITCHEDROOFS
Defender of faith, holding 2 3, did the plumbing FATHOMED
Deserter among soldiers not to be charged GRATIS
Eliminate from harem over time REMOVE
Ferdinand's back in spot for 2 3 SOIREE
First class house room? RECEPTION
Go for one in unfinished 22 LEAVE
How to bellyache at home match with friend after batting INTESTINALLY
Island of fancy, not cooler part of old German kingdom CYPRUS
It chimes uneasily with moral philosophy ETHICISM
Clues Answers
League with chair in chain 7 HANSEATIC
Loot gets French department credit - colonel has it in hand SWAGGERSTICK
Mature student good for English in two advertisements POSTGRAD
Nunnery caught keeping girl queen CLOISTER
Predicament of a drunk at Monopoly ATIGHTCORNER
Preserve predicament PICKLE
Remark of Scot about paint OCHRE
Saint and merry man, characters in 'The Warden' ANDREW
See 2 GATHERING
See 9 PARTY
Song about quarrel in Cumbria ASPATRIA
The right response? REACTION
Way to entrance for bird leaving joiner (no relation) HYPNOSIS
Yarrow with name of hero a cold reduced to spare ACHILLEAN