The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,293 - Jan 24 2008

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Anxious type, dumping wife for siren initially, in a comparatively poor state SORRIER
Basic physical attraction of beast on barred property? ANIMALMAGNETISM
Bass before oxygen-enriched April swims of Arctic and Antarctic regions BIPOLAR
Combination of char, maybe, and carpenter bound to make a British institution FISHANDCHIPSHOP
Conservative club embraces rule which facilitates retraction of what one earlier pounded home! CLAWHAMMER
Dancing, hard on the tail of eisteddfod's Welsh location RHONDDA
Earth-dweller knocking wings off UFO X-cube FOXCUB
Funny paper, so vote negatively? BEANO
Garment that could prevent the fatal progress of slugs BULLET
Intellectual brain reduced by 60% in Rye, say? CEREBRAL
Intoxicant has the drunk taking one look back ETHANOL
Look confrontational EYEBALL
Master film director gets Oscar finally LEARN
Means of global communication put inside alien INTERNET
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Part of United Kingdom Bill overturned creating legal precedent CASELAW
Performing women not allowed to interrupt one ONSTAGE
Play soldier moulds FUNGI
Regulatory nature of the father of parliaments abroad PATERNALISM
Run out, legs extended by a quarter LAPSE
Say nowadays, 'Gosh!' EGAD
See 13 ARMOUR
See 16 Down PROOFVEST
Stepping out from pear-shaped can in Row G DANCING
Stiff rum without hesitation when in love, as personal protection BODY
Tree obscuring a Calais café FALSEACACIA
Unidentified male, John, accepts name entered by old-timer DOTAGE
Union post for defence against strikes CHAINMAIL
Where publicans often are 'canned'? BEHINDBARS