The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,685 - Apr 28 2009

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
A noble spy PEER
A welcome keeps people in sympathy AGREEMENT
Arab understood the vernacular ARGOT
Common lessons in pronunciation COARSE
Coppers share the action PLOT
Declare fool always scoffed ASSEVERATE
Depression displayed by old cavalry regiment THEBLUES
Determined to keep parking exorbitantly STEEPLY
Discharge from old drain cut EXEMPT
Drink a drink in Northern Ireland PORTADOWN
Girl and writer run off together PENELOPE
Going round to corrupt a politician ROTATORY
Instrument scans round barrel PANPIPES
Low-down on school GENRE
Mark tucks into a scotch — that's better AMEND
Clues Answers
Nero's cousin corrup­ted an appreciative judge CONNOISSEUR
One building for English cleric ERECTOR
One needs knowledge to classify herbicide AGENTORANGE
Purcell has developed melancholy SEPULCHRAL
Pushing for progress PROMOTION
Ring bank up LOOP
Routine in Royal Mint changed NORMALITY
Rubbish and litter showed up insolvent DEBTOR
Rude show entertains the Spanish INDELICATE
Scientist put note in crate CHEMIST
Serve and honour Yankee OBEY
Snooker player protects sinister conspirator PLOTTER
Team leader spots rubbish TRASH
Term I used about dispute for plant MARGUERITE
Twitcher is strangely gifted FIDGET