The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,584 - Dec 31 2008

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Admit NHS is awfully unreliable HITANDMISS
Controversial practice giving one continent less rope than another EUTHANASIA
Element of endless love, cradling head of Eros NEON
Forged signature secures British engine GASTURBINE
Free to start OPEN
Having discernment, clear up pet mess PERCEPTUAL
I'm delighted to cut short nerves on green to go YIPPEE
In lust, is raising tackle HOISTS
Irritable wife of Oceanus not quite making it around Cape TETCHY
Large paper plane, the folding ELEPHANT
Like bandit hanging round close to the sea? ONEARMED
Mankievicz's film qualification? ALEVEL
Nullify agent turning back on mole NEGATE
One entering disabled loo in a stew OLIO
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Only around briefly, hurriedly leave article for Paddy? FLEETING
Origin of lover of animals (donkey is one) ASSISI
Platform where it's precarious representing non-retired constituents of Chesterfield ICESHELF
Principles embodying rights of one in the crumbling Civil Service ETHICS
Similarly restricted, ex-VP left formidable woman GORGON
Sounding like porter has a showy flower AZALEA
Tea drinker describing art nouveau as 'exaggerated' THEATRIC
Text from 'Viz' severely criticised in report SCRIPT
The last word in tax identity SAMENESS
Theologian is in to listen to recorder HARDDISK
Thin out the Russian revolution to instil confidence ASSURE
This island besots divers coming out of boathouses OAHU
Words hare regretted uttering to tortoise in flower arrangement RACEME
Wrong one with difficulty filling wrap TORTILLA