The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,769 - May 18 2006

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Clues Answers
... runs round government department with many a book HARDTIMES
Airline man, awfully loud, at loud scene in the old Rift Valley LAKERUDOLF
Boy scares holders of polo sticks? ROYALARMS
Business knowledge about tug, scene of 28 COKE
Cock getting one for nothing, one for the oven ROASTER
Dangerous flower goes to Tannenbaum REDFLAG
Fiddle turns up on board DARTS
Forbidden to practise breaking stuff with rock STRUCKOFF
Give best of iron to Paris DEFER
Give up supporting Japanese game FORGO
I wish I could record one way I deal with listeners OTOLOGIST
Illuminated character of 28 BLACK
Jump race telescoped by character of 28 BOUNDERBY
Man, of course, dies to grow afresh TIGERWOODS
Mound where Charles met Cromwell? KNOLL
Offender reportedly encountered ... FELON
Clues Answers
Pan (according to 'The Wind in the Willows') turns up in canis major DOGSTAR
Parsley is showy, without point GARNISH
Potential rebel with 10 in whisky MALCONTENT
See 20 TOWN
See 9 POOL
Slip top off - panic ERROR
Southerly breeze the French do? SWINDLE
Splendid network in Spooner's writing for character of 28 GRADGRIND
Substitute for devil responsible for 28 DICKENS
The best bit's a different colour HIGHLIGHT
The dead must repeat the same stuff DODO
Thence comes the card giver's memory THEREFROM
Theology's restricted subject to Jupiter's work THUNDER
Venus loses by following speaker to call in receivers GOBROKE
Wear what one's used to HABIT
What keeps leader back is a plant DRAGONHEAD