The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,002 - May 5 2010

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Clues Answers
A good shot in Montana provides grub MAGGOT
African born in airline building LIBERIAN
Book on game found under the table? BLOTTO
Cloth requires money, nothing more CASHMERE
Compensate for soldiers' exploit RECOUP
Defamed in song about inventor LIBELLED
Destruction of plant border MAYHEM
Failure of half the Home Counties DEMISE
Fewer praise missing bishop LESS
Food available for fellows going to university MENU
G-man turns passionate? That's insulting! DEFAMATORY
Game that's hard for rustic to grasp PHEASANT
God gives up Middle East port ZEUS
Lofty is happy about English victory ELEVATED
Clues Answers
Naturalist organised women involved in repair DARWIN
One giving money for champers is hit of a Tory assembly TOOTHFAIRY
Poet admitting holding up branch BROWNING
Service graduate's Sierra MASS
Setting out pictures in swindle STARTING
Showing wilfulness, the gods ran amok HEADSTRONG
Slater set off alarms ALERTS
Staff holding revolutionary leader fast STARVE
Stand motionless over time STILLAGE
The curse of an ancient city THEBAN
Touching uncertainty in defence REDOUBT
Where black and blue are colours and red and white are not SNOOKER
Writer entertains holy man in cafe BISTRO
’umiliated when found in urban area that's dilapidated TUMBLEDOWN