The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,862 - Nov 20 2009

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Clues Answers
Almost washed out, go miserable PALTRY
Aspiration doesn't start with shares actions OPERATIONS
Being as roaming's out … ORGANISM
Clay knocked out here, minutes before LA trip fixed MARLPIT
Critical agent, right, has all possible tour bus passengers going topless REPROACHFUL
Daisy, the US TV series shrink? COWER
Drink and drink, with absent, laid-back style SUPINE
Fancy imitation IMPRESSION
If roughness refined, one might (fancifully) do 22 25 assisted by 11? SURGEONFISH
Like a kidney bean's tip stuck in concrete RENAL
Locations of pus reportedly won't budge INSISTS
London pride possibly generated by factory at Gibraltar? ROCKPLANT
Mad course for a climber? UPTHEWALL
Maniacs casually imbibing last of Scotch of dealer in spirits SHAMANIC
Mostly those things one imbibes initially in pub INTHEMAIN
Clues Answers
Naval centre has Star Wars character nursing dicky tum (nothing inside) DART
Notice about people of Westminster taking end from coarse fishermen's bait HEMP
One has way with free girl ASTRID
One page introduction to book? INTERLEAF
Pop style P&O deal possibly mounted DOOWOP
Reasoning from the bottom line holds back a city ANALYTICAL
See 12 MOUTH
See 24 SEED
Snake's back, catching tip of sun, showing very attractive spot AONB
Story about being in cast, exhibiting spots SPLOTCHY
Tend to have quiet craft, being a 'creature of the drink' NURSESHARK
Woman fronting once trendy home support for frogs? LILYPAD
Work during break, caught out in fallacious argument SOPHISM
Yen squeezed by reverse drop in liquid growth POLYP
… she's had no match as a PR exponent? SPINSTER