The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,763 - Jul 28 2009

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Clues Answers
A life's work for him BIOGRAPHER
A piece of material hanging, height included a worrying drop AVALANCHE
A third name ejected from drinking hole after having caught four of these in the mouth? CANINETEETH
An interest in action delights ENTERTAINS
Approach rugby joke the wrong way RUNUP
Church built by racecourse SACRECOEUR
Do the English, Welsh and Irish get off so? SCOTFREE
English city ante-lithic? Not entirely PRESTON
Fate under the sea, some say, in the drink MERLOT
Flood: did the butterfly start to panic? SWAMP
If poet has long to compose, haiku heard here? PIGEON
Instrument went backwards, snatched by evil sister REEDORGAN
Item in wax, premier in candle material CRAYON
Large stomach booted? SPARETYRE
Pee on the throne with child PREGNANT
Clues Answers
Plan trap wearing mask, hiding face ENGINEER
Pyramus and Thisbe, perhaps, 'As You (Romeo and Juliet) Like It'? APLAYWITHIN
Scaredy-cat's admission to the country IRAN
See 12 RIGHT
See 14 APLAY
See 2 LOFT
Slippery slope dumping king and one knave in reservoir SKIJUMP
Slow to allow attack, borders gone, I see LETHARGIC
Strip, as relative pinches hot bust UNCLOTHE
Suddenly get something sticky? TWIG
Total blue, Conservative DOWN
Wayward boy squashing vermin ERRATIC
Word of proclamation full of flavour, impressing sweetheart HEREBY
Wretched hen parties are so topless HAPLESS
Write about each thing involving love being very powerful HIGHOCTANE