The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,876 - Dec 7 2009

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Clues Answers
A wrong to right in short order TORT
Activity in which people fall down before opening time SKYDIVING
Ambitions for the finals ENDS
As good and bad employees may be, with enthusiasm FIRED
Celebrate when double comes up LAUD
Cheats and reduces the rent STITCHESUP
Come again to gather fruit REAPPEAR
Early form of rock music? CRADLESONG
Gushes from hot fissures ISSUESFORTH
Indiscriminately reads through 'Punch', for example DRAUGHTHORSE
Inga wavering: accepting award or declining? ATROPHYING
It means raising the subject at the Palace ACCOLADE
Left before recess — a blunder LAPSE
Let priest go to cast out unwanted spirit POLTERGEIST
Clues Answers
Live in the past DWELT
Look for quiet in a relig­ious order ASPECT
Not a standing invit­ation TAKEASEAT
One with nervous trouble can be really sour ACETIC
Part-used transport is exchanged for a better vehicle TRADESUP
Put a foot wrong and his job is to bail you out WICKETKEEPER
Remove the sediment from port DREDGE
Road in centre of South African frontier BORDER
Secretarial skill is little help SHORTHAND
She's very likely to have kids NANNYGOAT
Takes the car, beetles off and whoops it up CELEBRATES
Votes for YESES
Wizened prophet in speech SERE
Works of poets are broadcast OPERATES