The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,124 - Dec 6 2013

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Clues Answers
Absolutely worst rat's back, seeing off a cat TROUNCE
Account of fashionable singer? INVOICE
Anyone unorthodox hosting party in South Africa causes trouble ANNOYANCE
Artist leaves particularly ill-mannered press out EXTRUDE
Assume post after losing first appeal TAKEIT
British memo repelled provincial Celt BRETON
Contrary expert tackles setter with unknown complaint ECZEMA
Council's final agreement, letting in church schools LYCEES
Doctor rants on about contentious type of food for weightlifter STRONGMAN
Extra charges academic slips into bills ADDONS
German position in ancient city's more threatening UGLIER
Having all relevant attributes restricted QUALIFIED
Illness, horribly acute, in which temperature's seen to go up and down FLUCTUATE
It's time unfinished motor got scrapped FOURTH
Justly won as Ashes eventually were, it's said EARNED
Knave audibly tucked into Murphy's meal JACKET
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Lock partially obscuring letter box RINGLET
Misleading report of constituency generous editor first retracted DECEITFUL
Missing date, shambolic developers come round too late OVERSLEEP
No time for checking maxim SAYING
Pasture's mostly unproductive LEA
Politicians set about visiting part of plant STATESMEN
Rowing man and his best friend CATANDDOG
Scandinavian bread for egg sandwiches ORE
Scoffed as mother stripped ATE
See 11 POTATO
See 4 DIMENSION
Stars turning up from time to time in novella LEO
Takes off, admitting rather trivial 27s FLEABITES
Using old Latin in will could be wise or foolish OWLISH
Vault below lectern offering no escape from office DESKBOUND
X collects large sum of money for terrorist weapons TIMEBOMBS