The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,515 - Oct 9 2008

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Clues Answers
12's state of perplexity NONPLUS
24 with no exercise becomes a pudding SAGO
Cavities for evil purposes SINUSES
Depict the Italian prevalence of sin? ILLUSTRATE
Dramatist's first musical instrument SHAWM
Establishment only designed for old colony CEYLON
Ethereal diarist? NOBODY
Experienced hand sold great product OLDSTAGER
Feature of cartographers in Northumberland NOSE
God isn't half thorough THOR
Government scheme for picking one out of the pack IDENTITY
Hood taking a gun, inspiring terror ALARMING
In sum, it might be less MINUS
Individuals find 29 out of joint? ONES
Informal function that's child's play CEILIDH
Inspired character, one missing class GENUS
It's amusing to go and get laid, possibly like a mushroom FUNGOIDAL
Clues Answers
Lambert Milne's funny cake SIMNEL
Make advances to industrial tribunal? PAYCOURT
Monster in Hardy novel HYDRA
Murphy, the rotten brute! TUBER
Old skin disease liable to drain confidence SAPEGO
One may produce a portion of quiche, for example CHEF
Poland has enough, possibly about 1,000 farm workers PLOUGHMEN
Proportion in open surgery OPERATION
Reptile unknown out of South American country GUANA
Retches at comedian's patter GAGS
Return of postman's knock TAP
See 2 CARDS
The law's reach extending to maritime equipment YARDARM
Two boys of Windsor connection? ROYAL
What fell off a lorry with a direct hit? GOODSHOT
Worry about fellow, one unable to cope BADMANAGER