The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,232 - Nov 12 2007

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Big Bird in The Muppets EMU
Blazing with a loud anger AFIRE
Carriage on a package CARTON
Casual student needs help and support LAIDBACK
Cigars, ale, possibly port ALGECIRAS
Cop in male form POLICEMAN
Corrupt passage DEFILE
Dropped in for a cold drink ICE
Feeling the hump HUNCH
Fellows gather round to help a girl MAIDEN
Get down to dividing bribe STOOP
Getting closer in range adjustment NEARING
He played a lion-tamer plus about 100 parts ANDROCLES
If given a rise, live somewhere warm FIRESIDE
It enables a writer to eliminate unwanted characters ERASER
It weighs what's left BALANCE
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Lake containing silver in very small quantity MEAGRE
Music of the twenties SCORES
Not many with a dog will keep one indoors CURFEW
Not straightforward, but giving a sign to the initiated CRABWISE
One at the front is Russian leader IVAN
One embarked in old vessel for this voyage CRUISE
Pay money to secure an advantage PURCHASE
Representation results in ban limiting mulled ale TABLEAU
Ruin a horse by docking its tail MAR
Ruth, starting at university, becomes bigheaded UPPITY
Small, trim and slim SPARE
Strip city of Philistines GAZA
The rest of the game NAP
Timber producer well-liked but not socially acceptable POPLAR
Vegetarian food provided by liberal head BROADBEAN
Vengeance makes sin seem fatuous NEMESIS