The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,516 - Oct 10 2008

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Clues Answers
Bidding for the destruction of Thebes BEHEST
Brief cast PUTINTHEPICTURE
Clumsy cowboy dropping nothing on horseback GAUCHE
Converting leader of criminals before execution CHANGING
Delivered by railway guard SENTRY
Dutch port with plenty of money - in guilders, originally FLUSHING
Event that's nearly all talk DISCUS
Extremely heavy article somewhere in Kent HYTHE
Film star gets award after a piercing scream CARYGRANT
Forgiveness for negligent one aboard REMISSION
Garments laid out on grass SARONGS
Glass paper MIRROR
I don't know about cashmere SEARCHME
Is old relation backing former court favourite? AGASSI
Clues Answers
Out-and-out, so to speak UTTER
Part with a mesembryanthemum flower THAMES
Prize for close of 'Close Encounters' sent back ESTEEM
Regular advance carries forward head of state MONARCH
Remedy in no way odd NOSTRUM
Revolving galley emptied by sailor GYRATING
Riddler outside 'Nag's Head' has a dram SNIFTER
Sociable villain identified by police? CHUMMY
State one's name before goddess INDIANA
Sweet that's best taken cold? CHOCICE
Talks for timid people RABBITS
Team is disorganised - Brown's not leader BOLTONWANDERERS
They delay robberies HOLDUPS
Was joker unable to speak? GAGGED