The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,870 - Nov 30 2009

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A troublemaker, but good at mixing STIRRER
Bush has to ring back about one … LILAC
Continue being serious, trailing retreating agent … PERSEVERE
Criminal encouragement of a battle-axe ABETTAL
For an actor, Denholm possibly helpful finally in toilet training ELLIOTT
Idle, broken by desert, becomes unstable ERRATIC
Kelly becomes well-informed by following one who wrote nonsense LEARNED
Kelvin initially points out what blots one's copybook INKSPOT
Little trimmers! NAILCLIPPERS
Loved cycling on city's cycle track VELODROME
Mammoth passenger liner TITANIC
Measure creases made by clasps ENFOLDS
Model airing frame CLOTHESHORSE
Not anywhere do we see one clap out of context NOPLACE
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Pillar again sways back and partly falls NIAGARA
Popular vehicle activator say — as soldiers mostly are INKHAKI
Precipitation reported as a rule REIGN
Roman officer's tune about the first wife's origin TRIBUNE
Scenic mostly, but spoilt from then on SINCE
Sid won't organise this on-the-spot protest SITDOWN
Step back taking in a rendition of 'My Favourite Things'? Quite the opposite! PETAVERSIONS
The bobbin is closed and then let out SHUTTLE
The last one needed to make a score … TWENTIETH
This conveyance enters France, oddly enough TRANSFERENCE
Virginia, in terrible peril, is overcome PREVAIL
… later rising half full in denial REFUTAL
… possibly it rouses about five hundred aliens OUTSIDERS
… that is following South American girl SUSIE