The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,564 - Dec 5 2008

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Abandoned respect for royal staff SCEPTRE
Advertisement more suitable for trans-formational device ADAPTER
Among minor masterpieces, Bellini's work NORMA
Animal first over threshold of ark BEAST
As seen in Kenya, large antelope NYALA
Assassin of commander-in-chief and army general BOOTH
Between New Year in one country and summer in another, have food and a private meeting TETEATETE
Bones found in river two years after the Massacre of the Innocents? RADII
Completely mistaken, also exhausted OUTANDOUT
Dance performed by Armstrong? ONESTEP
Doctor's orders, having this part of the body covered TORSO
Each year I would take off and let go PAIDOFF
Give legal status to supporting African country's energy FORMALISE
Head in direction of compass reading? Exactly! POINTFORPOINT
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Head off most prejudice and social exclusion OSTRACISM
Hesitant expression about member playing one instrument HARMONIUM
King currently welcoming medical group showing expertise KNOWHOW
Low mark for big mouth DELTA
Managed to fire rifle RANSACK
Me and thee somehow composed old song HOMESWEETHOME
Not for the first time ocean damaged net ONCEAGAIN
Part of mountain is cold place - zero Fahrenheit on top RIDGE
Release group without charge SETFREE
Swing band with a cellist, unusually OSCILLATE
Verlaine's rhymes for ugly woman PLAINJANE
What a recidivist does, repeatedly TIMEAFTERTIME
Woman in 20s who's not staying cool? FLAPPER
Writer and US president enraged university here FORDMADOXFORD