The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,878 - Sep 22 2006

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Clues Answers
Bad-mouth topless Tahitian, for example SLANDER
Best French star makes comeback nonetheless ELITE
Bird exercises judgment PEWIT
Bush talk for 'see!' LIPREAD
China's almost swinish about booze-up PORCELAIN
Corpse that crosschecks? VAMPIRE
Directly opposed including backup in demand POPULAR
Group of lawmen have last ship scuttled POSSE
I'm within settled restriction LIMIT
Interminably wind from the east, returning to central point NAVEL
It steers worker to the French watering hole HANDLEBAR
It's got from flax backed over bearings LINSEED
Lake, on reflection, inhabited by oriental animal REDDEER
Learned it in coarse English first ERUDITE
Make one sir, as Tarzan might be heard to say UNITE
Material made by beastly males BUCKRAM
Clues Answers
Menswear? CHAPS
Notices division? SECTION
One who works at moving lines on map isn't sacked POINTSMAN
Possible producer of wind instrument FLAGEOLET
Put right about clothing REDRESS
Rover's whelp returned stick to the Queen BUCCANEER
Ruff at rear end of body TRUMP
Said to be a dying insect? COCHINEAL
See one's spring in broken crib BISHOPRIC
Shy hit near maximum BASHFUL
Smell hung over town BOROUGH
Stuff stuffed WORSTED
Top brand of car's close to invincible MARQUEE
Wedding outfit depicted by artist (Theodore, not Henri) TROUSSEAU
Where John's at hand in military formation LATRINE
Win from evil by working miracle RECLAIM