The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,621 - Feb 12 2009

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1 down of bicentenarian given gab with his large heart? LOGCABIN
Amicable island game has me dropped after century TONGA
Bicentenarian's end was a century in the first test THEATRICAL
Bother about comeback of what bicentenarian was and wasn't DEMOCRAT
Broken by nasty sequel, old lady is mocked BURLESQUED
City concealed by 20 of homo sapiens, say SPECIES
Cross, first class IRATE
Duet for piano with melody PAIR
February 1: Teachers for starters INSTITUTORS
Geri, possibly, in other clips SPICEGIRL
Gold coin — a sovereign? — in circulation ORBITAL
Hands holding long drink LAGER
Hospital-wise 3 is go OPERATIONAL
Islands associated with bicentenarian celebration at a lot of temples GALAPAGOS
It gains point in lyrical composition from lack of letters ILLITERACY
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Just one card (not a spade) in the Yorkshire Dales INGLETON
Just water MERE
Lawyers — with one exception — have an uncivilised character BARBARIAN
Not many say Scrabble letter is pointless FUTILE
Nothing to fix at home birth ORIGIN
Obvious choice for bicentenarian as to the 1 down of 5 across NATURAL
Pen for shared work? COOP
Reps need a loo AGENTS
See 22 ADDRESS
See 27 SELECTION
Support leader writers in use of tenterhooks? SUSPENSE
Transport for bicentenarian's dog BEAGLE
What bicentenarian fought for hurt foot, not head UNION
What bicentenarian said of museum man — 'citizen eating snake without its tail' GETTYSBURG
With telepathy you begin to observe ESPY