The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,721 - Jun 9 2009

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Clues Answers
A cool glacier has almost melted, as remains to be studied ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Amount of tea to serve, right? One scented it is POTPOURRI
As the Queen's blood? ROYALBLUE
Carol's about to catch vehicle up in curious event SNAIL
Children's character sees rugby forward Jack tackling cup holder RUPERTTHEBEAR
Cleaning equipment was black, kept in store WASHBOARD
Curious event where trap set up: drunk 23s, catching a thousand fish BOGSNORKELLING
Cut right into hole underground CARVE
Dashed hopes reap the reward always at the end SPED
Disaster proving hard to remove from bleached dicky DEBACLE
End of four months in the red, becoming flexible RUBBERY
Fixed penalty to spare APLENTY
Half and half seen as the end DEMISE
Here planes perhaps penetrate through craft? I'm unsure ARBORETUM
Clues Answers
Know-all's message covers the main chapter WISEACRE
Maybe he'll recognise curious event CHEESEROLLING
More cross southern river to rest in old city SURLIER
Refuse to admit noun is common language SLANG
Rye (so much for Agatha Christie!), where policeman turned up on time in amazing fluke POCKETFUL
Scavenger's trick GULL
See 2 RACING
Sign up name in learning to be upstanding ENROL
Silly, wearing cooler hat INFANTILE
So nipple areas are getting cold, with top discarded AREOLAR
Soldier nursing king in time before victorious day, showing distress AGGRIEVE
Stomach infection precedes nightmare BUGBEAR
Thought expert Gore invested in anyway? ANALYST
Word of realisation among birds in this together? CAHOOTS