The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,683 - Feb 7 2006

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Clues Answers
Araucaria, for example, an old name Paul's backing ANONYM
Arms up, tucked up SNUG
Aussie native sees Ashes rival clasping vessel, foremost of urns POSSUM
Bird's heavy defeat overturned LINNET
City where two comics endlessly injected with drug taking opposite directions SUNDERLAND
Continuous noise is a blunder, they say CLANGOUR
Cutting ribbons, a sheer band of material SASH
Drug ring wants a kebab, we hear BELLADONNA
Girl from 11 FRANCES
Grace heading for Boris and Doris BLESSING
Hopeful to catch, breaking fall WANNABE
Insect wings of white and black WEEVIL
Judge foolish woman? ASSESS
Listen! Record isn't medium for the artist OILPAINT
Clues Answers
Old exercise about to change and quicken EXPEDITE
Only half critical of jazz SCAT
Only white wine available around 11 is made as standard NORMALISED
Pollution - 24 down! SMOG
Red duck, which is neither red nor a duck FLAMINGO
Runs into some villain or judge ARBITRATOR
Seconds, dish making splash SPLATTER
See 15 SHAKES
Speech from European, or African, ___, loosely speaking? ORATION
Star flower is in need of potassium ASTERISK
Study 11 East PERUSE
Thus negator is made quite poor NOGREAT
Walk, finding way to turn STROLL
What's blooming cute given bit of a whistle SWEETPEA