The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,662 - Apr 1 2009

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Clues Answers
... had 1/4 of dollar pie sent round! APRIL
A large number on doctor's round? AMMO
Ape caught by Frenchwoman MIMIC
Blood count is taken regularly in 19 across 19 down. Capital! BODONI
Call model instead of hospital porter? STOUT
Distractedly scan Iris, Sun model? Mirror fan, probably NARCISSIST
Element of matchmaking in dreadfully posh shop outside Rugby PHOSPHORUS
First down oddly bags last of the tricks RUSES
French department with some berets in? I flew round FINISTERE
Frenchman initially wanted to start again RENEW
Fudge pie's the target? Fantastic food supplier ... SPAGHETTI
Guardian leaders in series ridiculing former union USSR
Hand in piano tune PAIR
It's normal to say filthy stuff about bird in 6 27, we hear PARTRIDGE
King featuring in naff series about republic SAN
King Henry appears in stage directions STEPHEN
London team's winger replaced by northern reject SPURN
Clues Answers
More concise instructions to retreating troops BRIEFER
New nurse keeps working to get one off drugs NONUSER
New ringtone's a gas! NITROGEN
Part of 19 across 19 down lacking capital, reportedly LOWER
Put one's foot down to squash landlord's stipulation? It's lifted STEPON
Queen in gin palace, masquerading as 19 across 19 down's leader GENERAL
See 10 FOOLED
See 14 PICA
See 16 and 17 CAISSE
See 19 Across SERRIFFE
See 9 TREE
Soldier half-buried in road above club's football field GRIDIRON
State capital for part of 19 across 19 down UPPER
Wasted away as a left back at Hyde, say ATROPHIED
What you have here is no party game CLUE
Where 9 was 'harvested' by soldiers in republic PANORAMA