The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,186 - Sep 19 2007

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Clues Answers
Ancient light, not hot one, maybe LONGINTHETOOTH
Authority for fellow with assignation MANDATE
Bird said to play at that game? TOUCAN
Circumstances may so affect turn to 8 (say) from 10 EXTENUATE
Ditch for virtually nothing DROPINTHEOCEAN
Following us like a bird? ASTERN
Member goes in last and supports illuminator LAMPSTAND
Meringue, for example, changes order of meal SWEETMEAT
Observed directions in black and white ESPIED
Perfume where 24 is, as they say AROMA
Playwright with drug - ditch posh professor and put in saint IBSEN
Quick demand for quiet - musical instrument is included SHARPISH
Quick look round strait and river COOKSTOUR
Regular fellow, mon, I just swore PARDONMYFRENCH
Clues Answers
Rider in ring with question of book - '____ not to read?' TOREADOR
River boat's first in row TIBER
Saintly archbishop, in a manner of speaking SLANG
See 18 PUBLICO
See 6 HAMILTON
Shiner in church where 24 is CHROME
Skive off month and cuddle ego DODGETHECOLUMN
Stick a flower to a fish WANDA
Take on work in tavern, untwisting coil for general welfare PROBONO
The answer varies slightly with wood or wool THREEPLY
The French want a poet as a driver LEWIS
Welsh contribution to theatre? DRESSER
Where to play Touchstone? CRITERION
Without concealment monarch identifies herself as a workaholic OVERTIMER