The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,852 - Nov 9 2009

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A moving entrance DRAWBRIDGE
A scoundrel who deserves no good fortune BADLOT
Assume it's not quite finished DON
Be prone to untruth LIE
Crooked king is in a bad way AWRY
Extra helpings or extras helping SECONDS
Free with money RANSOM
Giving reason for absence, ticks one off SICKNOTE
Ground speed of a slow-moving shell SNAILSPACE
Grub right at the centre of a burning issue LARVA
Guidance shown by religious clique over time PILOTAGE
It has wings and flies THEATRE
It's not really used as a prefix PSEUDO
Killed — and swing for it! SLEW
Kind of leaf insect FLEA
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Lapsed badly, but asks for mercy PLEADS
Lincoln died sleeping? Apparently so ABED
Many have soft feathers DOWN
Not well away from land SEASICK
Offer rented accommodation TENDER
People at play AUDIENCE
Plant it in haste CELERITY
Principal method of progress HEADWAY
Record jazz session — end in deadlock! LOGJAM
Ruddy good fellow, but not Oxbridge material REDBRICK
Run away to marry East European on the rebound ELOPE
Similar to a family group AKIN
The sea seems quite calm, fortunately JUSTASWELL
This takes its time, making one late SLOWPOISON
When a girl may scream in case of necessity ATAPINCH