The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,540 - Nov 7 2008

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Clues Answers
21 across over this, perhaps PONTOON
A song and a dance defy karma, as the wife found out WHATADIFFERENCE
Aged count unhappy about one sharp talker? ACIDTONGUE
Bar placed on English one in hairy group PUBE
Buy a rusty Datsun estate, initially repaired for a song RUBY
Buy me an old-fashioned number BLUE
Composer of a type of pop number BRITTEN
Dark atmosphere from tune at the end of the day NIGHTAIR
Does business from extra desktop TRADES
Jack in support boot again? RESTART
Like this clue, within potential bidder's range SOUTHDOWNS
Material lawyer has to cover DAMASK
Moby Dick anal? Not the current version, one dated 19/10/87 BLACK
Mum to girl in hospital: 'I'm no paid help' SAMARITAN
Putting eg Brown Sugar on top of singles making No 1 around 10 SWEETENING
Clues Answers
Return No 1, thanks to Scottish singer wailing ULULATION
See 16 ADAYMAKES
See 23 and 24 MONDAY
See 4 TUESDAY
Share of quota good enough for distant region OTAGO
Started touring after struggling to entertain very much BEGREATFUN
TGI ... an unusually fair, dry vacation? FRIDAY
TGIF back without first sign of hiccuping bout FIGHT
The majority of 20 so different to 11? MOST
Those with a short time to live make the border in record time EPHEMERA
Timely work on river - River Aire, say OPPORTUNE
Unwanted bubbles hospital removed from two cases of shock AIRLOCKS
Vehicles for two players get ordered a year from 11 DUETS
Very thin ogress desperately eating a piece of meat GOSSAMER