The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,746 - Jul 8 2009

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Clues Answers
Aim to get a sprout ASPIRE
Boastful threat of support against trouble BRAVADO
Cheers for an artist of deception ESCHER
Distributor charges for energy, including light TORCH
Editors can make them REDACTIONS
English allow people in — perhaps into a compound ELEMENT
Fruit that's all dead? OLIVE
Fuzz curtailed arboreal area COPS
Go to live in Ribblesdale SETTLE
Good purposes for bankers' sweeteners? BONUSES
Grandmother keeps funny hat for prophet NATHAN
Having a motif off Alexandria? THEMED
It's a job for a librarian to limit noise VOLUMECONTROL
One's about to act in due course — their priorities are inappropriate IDOLATERS
Painter with 7s of Daedalian artistry DALI
Clues Answers
PM out west gets firm with frisky animal BRONCO
Possible anger with dud exam result? UNGRADED
Room to keep horse in Sussex resort CHAMBER
Singular past fashion for assault on 16? BOBBYSOCK
Some cut material for dress COSTUME
Spooks get energy dancing in a country churchyard STOKEPOGES
Stone that killed Oswald RUBY
The way it measures … HODOMETER
Traditional fate for stray offspring perhaps — hang with a rope … ORPHANAGE
Water pistol first takes the cake GATEAU
Winter transport sounds murder SLEIGH
Yorkist insurgent in depression going to the dogs DECADENT
… distance reported for accomplishment FEAT
… or merciful 7 with new opening CLEMENT