The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,483 - Nov 18 2011

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Clues Answers
A display of inexperience after cancelled service? Hatchback is deadly LETHAL
Almost 5 or 10, with 10 the turning point? VORTEX
At first agreed to lug old case round Englishman's castle for PM ALECDOUGLASHOME
Band in which piano takes up odd bits of tune QUINTET
Cooked topless when tipsy OILED
Downpour (cf. spurt) CLOUDBURST
Eccentric characters mostly surprised by English reserve RETICENCE
Eg pork pie given to a model carrying little weight PIGMEAT
Foreign agreement embraced by parties in folk dance movement DOSIDO
Get rid of black snot I produced JETTISON
Increase number in layer HEIGHTEN
Informed about husband reportedly drunk in foreign city SHANGHAI
Luggage carrier, originally from vehicle back into castle ROOFRACK
Make fresh contact with outreach organisation, after adult goes missing RETOUCH
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New Brighton? Head off about the distance from equator given by grid reference NORTHING
Old French epic song from one of the Rat Pack? CHANSONDEROLAND
Part of Liverpool 9, say HUYTON
Private school head's not initially remote SAPPER
Soldier's messing about in task ASSIGNMENT
Some oddities of uncertain recollection UFOS
Sort of man that can be relied on to be far from sinister RIGHTHAND
Threaten to go out with head of government, say GUTTER
Tool returning chez Dad for a bit ADZE
Turncoat's foremost pretext for disloyalty TREASON
Two rock bands of the ’70s, one halving drug use, take time showing expressiveness ELOQUENT
Vetoes the other trendy set-up NIXES
Walks wearily as a Dickensian in outskirts of Totnes TRUDGES
Weak summary RUNDOWN