The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,250 - Dec 3 2007

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A bit of a racket in pearls and horses STRING
A know-all appears perceptive over the port WISEACRE
A newspaper's deadlines? OBITUARIES
A service attended by ancient head of Rugby ARNOLD
A struggle to maintain one's faith HOLYWAR
A terrible mess follows a meal DOGSDINNER
Asian navies meet at sea VIETNAMESE
Assignment gets academic award GRANT
Catastrophic changes to a musical CALAMITOUS
Dance and a drink to uplift a sailor RUMBA
Detains drunk and doesn't let go HOLDSTIGHT
Fixed forms of worship PEWS
Game for two couples, but involving more of us FOURSOME
Go back - but not to work RETIRE
Handle last watch astern HAFT
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He's been known to pot the white CANNIBAL
Help I had with an article AID
Hot food taken out BARBECUE
Hurried from Grand Central RAN
Make lay chap pro? Questionable APOCRYPHAL
One to study a good figure ICON
Physical exercises I put off when on board SITUPS
Praise one in the Upper House in speech LAUD
Private drilling site PARADEGROUND
Renting isn't a problem when difficult to move INTRANSIGENT
Rise and go out for drunken binges ORGIES
Service provider PRIEST
Soldiers unable to withdraw RECANT
Special gifts of money TALENTS
Stop sleeping and wash, having risen WAKEUP