The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,545 - Nov 13 2008

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Clues Answers
19 down 23 7, 1998, Conservative, getting right into his painting, framing female one CHRIS
Abandon wasteland DESERT
Actor, 19 down 23 7, 1999 STEVE
Again deal with withdrawal RETREAT
Artist with red line and colour study, becoming 19 down 23 7, 1993 RACHEL
Blank charter on Gibraltar holds up IGNORE
Capital has a Thai temple to put back OTTAWA
Choose to remove tail, so climbing a problem for marsupial OPOSSUM
Cover always maintained by sweetheart LAYOVER
Driver finds Rolf's head in Australian food TRUCKER
Escape trouble with wild bear captured by a couple of cards JAILBREAK
Following river to channel, I have to find high position EXECUTIVE
Home base hides relative, so unseen INVISIBLE
In possession of a licence, though provisional QUALIFIED
Interpretation of actions by intransigence OBSTINACY
Ludicrously, this dire man 19 down 23 7, 1995 DAMIEN
Clues Answers
New pair go off to win election GAINPOWER
Noses by the ear, all eyes on this? PRIZE
One swirling, perhaps - as would be his brush? TURNER
Perfect going topless, as anarchic LAWLESS
Pronouced fall, as a rule REIGN
River runs back, almost reaching top of estuary RHINE
Scorer's name announced HANDEL
See 11 MCQUEEN
See 15 WHITEREAD
See 5 OFILI
See 8 HIRST
Sophistication close to worthless in home of the 19 down 23 TASTE
Spooner describes what comes out of the Scottish Parliament as a disease LOCKJAW
Straight, with no beginning? Quite the opposite! ENDLESS
The 19th card Posh slipped into socks CLUBHOUSE
Women's secret hero WINNER