The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,654 - Mar 23 2009

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Clues Answers
A clergyman may be arrested COLLARED
A student with luck gets grant ALLOT
An excellent act worth an encore! AGOODTURN
An officer bearing a star ALTAIR
Article in paper is a hoax CANARD
Blustery at first with frequent showers, but bright BRAINY
Boxing ring takes an age to erect ARENA
Boy on toes about to discover secret ESOTERIC
Butchers initially involved in terrible riot at slaughterhouse ABATTOIR
Catalogue banned, not before time TABULATE
Cook eggs to airman's order SCRAMBLE
Disaffection of people in a Regent St disturbance ESTRANGEMENT
Empty protest by a prisoner? HUNGERSTRIKE
Kept quiet in defeat LAYLOW
Clues Answers
Make cat sit still STATIC
Not very bright — needs to be properly organised DENSE
One takes cover on a hill CAPTOR
Plenty of light refreshment available during a ball ABUNDANCE
Reserve given regular role as player SETAPART
Round hole, or egg-shaped OVOID
She might well make man target TERMAGANT
Side number ELEVEN
Still good advice to the over-excited BECALM
Stockholders in the warehouse business? STOREKEEPERS
Students should draw on his advice ARTMASTER
They don't seem to mind life being a continuous drag CHAINSMOKERS
Violently murdered, having refused to agree DEMURRED
Well-known rock layer PLYMOUTH