The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,703 - May 19 2009

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Clues Answers
'12 across 17 down: _____?' (A homely whip would serve) HOWMAY
Award for setter backing his own EMMY
Bond's said to be Asian THAI
Dagger heard to fold KRIS
Drops the broken fragment POTSHERD
Endlessly discuss races with one that's thrown over 2 CONFETTI
Enjoy yourself with Kremer's problem in a month MAKEMERRY
Follower, a female for the record SHEEP
For first option there's no end — keep going! PRESSON
For the record, saint's after a spanner ARCH
Grouse as food (not 14) BEEF
Guide protectors of head island HELMSMAN
H, as with Hook? ASPIRATE
Iron over 14 like Christmas pudding? FLAMBE
It conceals expression of satisfaction arising from break in IRRUPT
Clues Answers
Labour starts in suffering reaching climax, when candour is needed PLAIN
Old connection paid into source of power and energy STEP
One in the pavilion makes 20 runs SCORER
Scotsman takes a chance on a shrub TAMARISK
See 1 IVES
See 11 HEPBURN
See 16 Across SPEAKING
See 17 DAME
See 25 TRACY
See 3 IHELP
South African with a bone but no drink THABO
Thinker ran a pub: he might have been an actor KATHARINE
To get a cleaner's job we enter in a sunsuit BEACHWEAR
West Yorkshire valley that can't lose lively actor SPENCER
… and thank you for calling … (If you are, don't mention it) WELCOME