The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,883 - Dec 15 2009

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Clues Answers
Awake by 6.50, when imprisoned by soldiers VIGILANT
Bad story related to shellfish NAUTILI
Circle Line for the airport ORLY
Complaints initially a turn-off for sexually active males? STDS
Death call backed by skeleton instruments — 12-6, perhaps TROMBONES
Gets European articles on a name held by 4 UNDER
Here understands one way of making 80 divisible by 2 for all time TWENTYFOURSEVEN
Invest in the Borneo uprising ENROBE
Kind of sex that's caught on with nurses — uniformed, at least initially! CONSENSUAL
Left two little boys in the picture? PORTRAYAL
Lots of holes made by doctors? ROUNDS
Man negotiates road junction, reversing in third! TERTIARY
Not counted as a secret? UNTOLD
Old record of what happens, unoriginally, in case of bad eyesight SEVENTY
One in flight from roughly shorn thugs SONGTHRUSH
Clues Answers
Political lady regularly eats at 4 ASTOR
Reported lost sheep, honestly STRAIGHTUP
See 12 EIGHT
See 2 NEUF
See 23 Down WARBLER
See 24 STANDS
Some outswing on a dipping ball? GONAD
Somewhat equally? Exactly FIFTYFIFTY
Taking out bow and arrow, only half killed a bird WOOD
They're in the last round, so new boxer strikes out FINALISTS
Tiny regulating devices, as vulva operated on by the French VALVULES
United, entering first half of 2-22 down strangely worried ANXIOUS
What doctors want to do about women getting 4? TWOANDTWO
Without love and later ecstasy, sex ain't fun; oddly that's the French position SOIXANTE