The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,531 - Oct 28 2008

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Clues Answers
1 by 15 SOMETHING
A formation of geese gobbled by bird attending a restaurant TAVERNA
Beast wants plate flipped over ANIMAL
Bitter about contract finally secured by old city group THEBEATLES
Container for wine SACK
Couple came together, one facing the ceiling? ITEM
Damn all wine unfinished by 15 LOVEMEDO
Desert from which weary male returned MERIT
English mark achieved for French food ESCARGOT
Extend towards heaven as breakdown vehicle? TOWER
First of August, clear and dry ARID
Give quality to some fifteen duets ENDUE
Go for change TURN
Jazz's inspiring stanza came across TRAVERSED
Make a bloomer, possibly, talking about poverty KNEAD
Man aboard ship 27s, then man's given 27 by 15 SHESAID
Most verdant field, 40% of which over the street LEAFIEST
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Needing four, not odds, cut deck ORLOP
Partly rejected, never a deciduous tree! CEDAR
Play a straight bat to block, protecting single wicket STONEWALL
Possibly White Album, as not black, right from 15? IAMTHE
Recover from 15 GETBACK
Relative can start to evangelise, relating to old church leader SISTINE
Ruffians on holiday, blubbing? TEARAWAYS
See 19 Across ITBE
See 4 WALRUS
See 7 SHOUT
So get thousand from 15 TWISTAND
So then Status Quo maintained by 15 LET
Support from 15 HELP
Time off a bit below the belt? THIGH
Translating ultimately into Chinese, 'king' becomes 'foreign male' SIGNOR
Yes, thumb initially stopping leaking tap, say, by 15 DAYTRIPPER