The Guardian - Cryptic crossword May 12 2009 crossword clues & answers

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The Guardian - Cryptic crossword May 12 2009

Clue	Answer
Account of Jack's despatch process much appreciated by readers?	RIPPINGYARN
Advance with care and take an inferior position	SUBTEND
Bearing maintained by naughty nineties director	EISENSTEIN
Broadcast (Webster's broadcast)	BESTREW
Early radio call broadcast least in the way	CRYSTALSET
Film chain entertained by dodgy spy ring	PSYCHO
Finish military training and faint	PASSOUT
I say educator should reveal source	WELLHEAD
Illegal width — furlong out	WRONGFUL
Leader has worked hard	SHAH
Legal position of a plant stripper taking time off	LOCUS
Market opening end of month in French city	NICHE
Old Frank's alias, back to front name	SALIAN
One engaged to put down flames	FIREEATER
Peeler's activity rating	TEARINGOFFA
Pension element, possibly chimney sweep's ultimate problem	LUMPSUM
Plane distributed standard aid for climbing	ALPENSTOCK
Play guitar, restraining muscle to produce the full tonal range?	SPECTRUM
Pure as the beast at the start of the Kipling story?	SPOT
Rib mate found on the dining table?	BONECHINA
Rule of problem-solving supplied, reportedly, by defeated Democrat with periodic stress?	ALGORITHM
See 14	STRIP
See 6	LESS
Smooch Isthmus	NECK
Theatre stage housing not working	ATREST
They'd personally advise you to unsay 'Nag' outburst	AGONYAUNTS
To get lean one should have Nimble around	DEFAT
Twice includes fungus as muscle	BICEPS
Uranium stored in a folding plastic like a mould	FUNGOIDAL
Wine on dress revealed by some observed stars	REDSHIFT

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