The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,309 - Feb 12 2008

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Aboard carrier, there's work to be done INTRAY
After church, stranger's in better spirits CHEERIER
As exemplified by 'Three, two, one, dive!'? DESCENDINGORDER
As this, best is not very different from worst VERB
Bear precisely half of ridicule POOH
Embraced by a friend, supporting with very positive response APPROVAL
Fruit from tree criminal put in sack FIRCONE
Garments in sorry state abandoned in Irish trash HAIRSHIRTS
Go ballistic and attack Thatcher's work, perhaps? HITTHEROOF
Gold, for example, possible in location north of California OREGON
Heed voting in new assembly and signal assent GIVETHENOD
Here answer's having no name ANON
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Hospital eyeing changes in healthy practice HYGIENE
Indian old man gripped by pain APACHE
Job, for example, that's bound to be completed BOOK
Our lowest denomination forsaken as Epiphany came THEPENNYDROPPED
Pass a diamond to Nick in play and finish in lowest position REACHROCKBOTTOM
River fish moving under 4 FALLING
Seriousness of something that affects all on earth GRAVITY
Somewhat outraged, I answer for some players TRAGEDIANS
Topple inside foxhole and return to reality COMEDOWNTOEARTH
Total assets of the town diverted to protect monarch NETWORTH
Visitor to our world from remote parts METEOR
Water and oil, say, for cars and buses, say VEHICLES