The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,796 - Jun 19 2006

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Clues Answers
A leader of opinion? EDITORIAL
A man of stone JASPER
Back one aiming to retain his title DEFENDER
Being second placed in field event leads to dispute DISCUSS
Bill in work is a different man! JACOB
Clamp down in French Legion ENFORCE
Expel from a form to serve as a precedent FOREXAMPLE
Fire, or part of one ELEMENT
Fruit porter admits double-parking APPLE
Gets others to do the fighting RECRUITS
How to learn to dance in stages STEPBYSTEP
I am being offensive, but unbiased IMPERSONAL
It measures the miles possibly motored around English capital ODOMETER
Measure appropriate for Londoners HALFINCH
Measure for fitting, say? METE
Clues Answers
Officials responsible for those arrested? PERSONSINCHARGE
Range and directions ANDES
Remains within easy distance of Naples POMPEII
Resident is at home having tea INMATE
Rosy doubtful about substituting top AUSPICIOUS
Rows over sweetheart are not frequent SPARSE
Run and hide PELT
Sailor ordered to look back for those missing ABSENTEES
Signal for Morse to make a quick move DASH
Stewed hash may suit the countryman TWEEDS
The bilingual machine LATHE
Too much rudder, admitted first watch to master OVERWHELM
Withdraw from the case UNSHEATHE
You wouldn't credit it! DEBT