The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,866 - Nov 25 2009

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Beast subsequently switching sides RATEL
Bit of mosaic shows girl entertaining monarch TESSERA
Bitter tears splashing — they are salty TARTRATES
Competes, having got hold of second-rate instrument VIBES
Demonic, nasty American — one needing to be born again NICODEMUS
Fight knight in eg dilapidated castle RUNIN
Finish with one of the honours — the last trump? DOOM
Fish hook BARB
Form of communication when people are lying? PILLOWTALK
Good bunch of students? Beasts! GNUS
Good fortune not half needed with party game LUDO
House as prison harbouring abused tot COTTAGE
I'm prickly enemy, one may conjecture NOPAL
Like algebra? We don’t like that — unproductive! BOOLEAN
Material for furniture brings woe with doors getting warped ROSEWOOD
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Object to accelerate? PUTYOURFOOTDOWN
Paper unashamedly into being perverse? THEMAILONSUNDAY
Party broadcast sure to be a sermon? DISCOURSE
Posh maybe to have a look at purchasing options SHOPAROUND
Prime thing for sale — rubbishy stuff that's piled high? STACK
Prominent lefty, one of the brothers? MARX
Rail union in grip of malicious person and troublemaker VITUPERATE
Scientist gets change out of liquid state reported BOYLE
Scot could rouse the holidaymakers maybe? CAMPBELL
Skirt said to be suitable for one sort of schoolgirl? BOARDER
Smooth way to embrace cold fish SANDLANCE
Those people fuss about one king, making a show THEMIKADO
Tough, yet yellow at heart? HARDBOILED
Town liable to fall apart when led by duke DUNSTABLE
What's used for writing in space between lines of print LEAD