The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,233 - Nov 13 2007

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
About time to lock up CAGE
Asian city that's mad about English mayor TASHKENT
Begs for others to plant crops, it's said INTERCEDES
Bent like a Vatican media executive? ARCED
Breakfast equipment is sound, of course TOASTER
Companion absorbs a great deal of material CLOTH
Continually does a job after hours at a masterpiece of sound MOONLIGHTSONATA
Examples of indirect speech when about 11 ASIDES
Feast off a bone BEANO
Former treatment for slipped discs: their removal EXTRACTION
Heavy going for pupil in school PLOD
Her trouble rose with abandoned hope OPHELIA
Host is holding American tour, but it's one-sided MOBIUSSTRIP
In general the church takes a line on unchaste behaviour LECHERY
Clues Answers
Is it drawn for sickness or injury? POSTCODELOTTERY
Melting icecap used as an emetic IPECAC
Not believing the man is in Greek mode ATHEISTIC
Old tape in use to maintain clear reproduction INCLE
Relative article short on hygiene UNCLEAN
Sailor crossing the ocean reflects on books that show it ATLASES
Signal to raise hat to old mathematician EUCLID
Surprise of persistent look officer kept up STARTLE
The most naïve permit incest CALLOWEST
Train starts awfully late nearly every other time ALTERNATELY
Trust could be real nice RELIANCE
Unknown codes designed to entrap DECOYS
US spies so put about by spin as lacking inspiration PROSAIC
Where cuckoo hatches is the ultimate in cuckoo INANEST