The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,572 - Dec 15 2008

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A decent reform, as established by law ENACTED
A dramatist carried on like this, looking back OSBORNE
A flower Theseus regularly picked? TEES
A Japanese entertainer - she gets involved with a GI GEISHA
African belt has flipping external borders SAHEL
Annoyed, having come to a climax, so to speak PIQUED
Astray on the ocean ATSEA
Battle I almost won with James the First? IWOJIMA
Binders known by old hands ROPES
Careless freedom in desert ABANDON
Dinner - without noise, without wine - is less pleasant NASTIER
Dreadful lies about Ham being outcast son of Abraham ISHMAEL
Family doctor warns about seafood KINGPRAWNS
Follow eastern bigwig in Venice DOGE
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Fool a long way off, missing the first or second? ASSISTANT
Local leader, European or African LIBERIAN
No one cheers - pop singer retreats, howling ULULATION
One has little time to cover history of painting technique IMPASTO
One may be employed in zoo, dungeon and conference centre KEEPER
Order a lot of water for Old Nick? MARSHALSEA
Paris can do deals to develop a French region NORDPASDECALAIS
Queen or rook captured? That may be a false move ERROR
Spain guarantees recreation for elderly people SEPTUAGENARIANS
Table arrangement for slimmer starting on diet? SEATINGPLAN
Take up residence in a Yorkshire town SETTLE
What actuates Zebedee to get a car? The starter? SPRINGROLLS
Where teams play for sufficient reasons GROUNDS
Worker from the outskirts of Prague interrupting speaker OPERATOR