The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,694 - May 8 2009

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Clues Answers
A great side's debut, playing a blinder TEARGAS
Action demanded after ballot, say? RECOUNT
Award someone extremely corpulent OBESE
Band of brothers initially plunged in lake COMBO
Big emu left United Kingdom? BELGIUM
Birds move round one on seafront BUDGIES
Campaign in which a soldier guards the whole churchgoing force? GALLIPOLI
College graduate sick about having nothing left BALLIOL
Confronted with coffee from the east FACED
Cube, for example, by past master? OVERPOWER
Cup of coffee or tea missed out DEMITASSE
Curses as horse tucked into food OATHS
Disagreement with complaint following military command FALLINGOUT
Dixon's partner may be found in lodge MASON
Females in novel about game (abridged) WENCHES
Fish not caught, we hear LUCE
Clues Answers
Innocent officer implicated in deceit on ship GUILTLESS
One seems gutted, gloomy about being fired DISMISSAL
Outwardly devout, nameless friend turned treacherous PERFIDIOUS
Resort to an auditor who's one of the family? NIECE
Scarface and Bugsy, for example, perpetrate identity theft NICKNAMES
Ships that are worse than their bights? BARQUES
Simple addition in road movie EASYRIDER
Someone famous for the biggest part? LION
Something afoot in the capital WELLINGTON
Stunner tried again to pass round TASER
Training or diets that may boost performance? STEROID
Truly sounding like one of Bo-Peep's flock? STRAIGHTUP
Try swinging both ways in desert GOBI
Unsustainable activity? Dupe's about to have something to chew on BUBBLEGUM
Very affectionate, but discovered to be non-U FOND
Young guns? COLTS