The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,484 - Sep 3 2008

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Clues Answers
Ask headless chicken to party ENTREAT
Be a locum at hospital - past crime, seizing gold HOLDTHEFORT
Beer's neighbour refuses company award BRANSCOMBE
Carbon here may be a loathsome thing ABHORRENCE
Could be cloudier but still needs to be refined CRUDEOIL
Cry of relief from Frank Capra! Is Ethel or Doris Waters involved? PRAISETHELORD
Deference pays, big time (not so much among flowers: a strong scent keeps subject out): you must back call for silence (exhausted female taking it hard) after you are old (incorrectly) BLESSEDARETHE
Food, eggs and toasted sandwiches (starters) EATS
I get away with directions to skip ESCAPER
It's far from calming to emphasise the possibility of flu STRESSFUL
Laboratory worker to be entertaining fairy not right in the head EXPERIMENTALIST
Landseer's monarchy's end could be lengthened THEGLEN
Little distance from island INCH
Clues Answers
Native American dish on a seat near the ground CREEPIE
Never to be beaten at home with half home and board INDOMITABLE
Reciting 'The Harlot's Lament' may be a stimulus HORMONE
Religious man's reluctance to spend if he has a lot of money PARSI
Rich man takes plunge DIVES
Second left and I'm on my way to the county SLIGO
See 7 INHERITTHEEARTH
See 7 THEYSHALL
See 7 MEEKFOR
Sidney's battle in France unfinished POITIER
To alter a text is something tremendous EMEND
Travel light to support Wolves? BACKPACK
What did you say in the loo about port? LEHAVRE