The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,247 - Nov 29 2007

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Clues Answers
Backing the French bird or beast ANIMAL
Backup bits of hardware with stone of sorts PUMICE
Bitter experience when in Greece HELLAS
Boxer leapt around, finding market abroad EXPORTABLE
Chaotic result of major road accident outside hospital MISHMASH
Cockney bum touring Thailand has time for creative type ARTIST
Continuous flow of runs secured by second 11 STREAM
Cultural inheritance of egotist's refrain? MEME
Domestic workers to whom mugs are taken? CLEANERS
Edge turned round 23 22ac MIRO
Evil One wanting to ingest heroin and Ecstasy in the coop HENHOUSE
Facial hair reported to county's capital TASHKENT
Fool at hostelry getting round for poet SAPPHO
Iberian secret service securing a nail before noon CATALONIAN
Clues Answers
Ill-advised fortunehunting on 'Antique Roadshow', initially, in 17 GOLDRUSH
Ill-organised sign of ovine discontent when raised? RAMSHACKLE
King consumed by desire to have secret COVERT
Offhand failure of footwear FLIPFLOP
Poet gets time to drink CLARET
Poster-writer? MAILER
Shakespeare's 'Winter's Tale' initially follows record-playing 10 DISCONTENT
Skewer the likeness SPIT
Sort of order 100 out of old-style capital PEKING
Splendid chap embracing lady love GLORIOUS
Tidy number taken in NEATEN
Transgress by performing at Edinburgh? INFRINGE
Worry on which to put your finger FRET
Younger Steptoe catches name of poet? ARNOLD