The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,636 - Dec 13 2005

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Clues Answers
A party leader amid change to remove member AMPUTATE
Artist misses his fifth game HOCKEY
Chinese daughter upset, featuring in 'The Revolutionary Playboy' HEDONIST
Clue short of perfect IDEA
Cold store one touches shivering, temperature nowhere at end of Yule ICEHOUSE
Couple to hire band BRACELET
Exaggerated trouble brewing? STORMINATEACUP
Excuse me and you breaking in, having broken apart COMEUNDONE
Fish seen round right channel TRENCH
Girl will accept less dress KIMONO
Go away following smack round side of head CLEAROUT
John Cleese is unbelievable TALL
Loosened shoe - and clue too? UNLACED
Medium substance, though maximum in camels, perhaps ECTOPLASM
Clues Answers
One following star in the sky in foreign region, endlessly GROUPIE
One taking down points as broadcaster holds script in front of panel SWORDSWALLOWER
Perverted fun going in for gynaecology ORGY
Petit dejeuner, one tucked away by worker in a bad mood? CROISSANT
Port removed from bottle? CORK
Prepared for issue, seeing world of computers indeed incomprehensible EDITED
Roosevelt's logical statement not entirely grabbing party THEODORE
Short ball dismissing opener, South American caught at close of play CURTAINCALL
Sound of car in store LARDER
Take off, with all taken off STREAK
Terrible fears about salary for many, where work stinks SEWAGEFARM
Titanic is labouring INDEEPWATER
Unsure comments about quisling a mistake ERRATUM
Wonderful air, thinner ACETONE