The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,799 - Jun 22 2006

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A bitter blow for head of the Church? BIRETTA
Accent displaying perspicacity ACUTE
Arab money raised by part of factory TOOLROOM
Blast old cap! TRUMP
Born in Italian city, getting energy from motor TURBINE
Capital piece of furniture I acquired SOFIA
Crazy about a service in Swiss town LOCARNO
Drips spilled on cooker shown to be a mistake DISPROVEN
Exchange of clientele TRADE
Fish round in air DORY
Fitzgerald's desanctified lager? ELLA
Fixate on love -- Porgy's -- capturing heart of music OBSESS
Fruit - one swallowed by Biblical liar ANANIAS
Gurn stupidly, probing vagrant's waterworks problem STRANGURY
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Kings in medical setback almost sent up firework SPARKLER
Knots sure to come undone as result of overexposure SUNSTROKE
Likely to carry part of five-litre flask back FERTILE
Missing person dispatched in the middle of a competition ABSENTEE
Plant finds bachelor in high spirits EUPHORBIA
Reported allegorist's foot ailment BUNION
Saviour resurrected by divers, formerly VARIOUS
Setter is, unfortunately, upset by sausage SALAMI
Speeding up sequence before finish and start of oratorio STRINGENDO
True Church in wrong order for breakfast, perhaps CEREAL
Two-way processing of force''s third police car RECIPROCAL
Unpolished jewellery put outside for scrapping BRAWLING
V's pivotal point? CENTREOFGRAVITY
Year spoilt by 'Les liaisons dangereuses', say? EPISTOLARYNOVEL