The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,776 - Oct 25 2012

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Clues Answers
1 down's confident assertion with century for the taking IAN
25 and three months roughly SPRING
Attackers are gross, gross with no heart, nasty AGGRESSORS
Be up and clothed no more on account of it? BEDREST
Current head of English is new examiner SCRUTINEER
English supporters of production ignoring a socialist ENGELS
Group of stars making hit RAM
Harm comes with 24 2 in essence MARROW
I am university fellow brought in, big beast seen by social worker maybe as a philosopher IMMANUELKANT
It's no good, man, rampaging around a capital city! SANTODOMINGO
King accorded honour, no king for being backward OBERON
Legal right the Cockney man's intended to feature in the hearing EASEMENT
Lines portraying 'down plight' needless bullying's brought about DING
Mass of rocky material in irregular mound hidden by greenery GROUNDMASS
Mineral situation — pub's about to probe it STANNITE
Clues Answers
Old 11 being drowned by son — I've gone mad in acts of calling out EVOCATIONS
Outstanding personal quality established with lots of diamonds? LONGSUIT
See 24 DONG
See 24 INTHE
See 24 PUSSYS
See 24 WELL
See 24 BELL
Silly person's food NOODLE
Sorrow? Don't be afraid to frown! DOLOUR
State the classical way to imbibe Irish drink VIRGINIA
Take away what sounds like ordinary animal COMMANDEER
Thieving boy set in new direction — needs to have music MOTOWN
Vision of ghost around group of islands PRESCIENCE
Volunteers holding a soldier up in the forest TAIGA
Welshman set to bring the Christian gospel EVANGEL