The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,740 - Jul 1 2009

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Clues Answers
A lot of people caught up in party machine DYNAMO
Assumes position tardily in America POSTULATES
Communist council among, also, Vietnamese SOVIET
Dispatch starts from southern England, finishes in Northern Ireland SEND
Grouse or duck seized by male or female bird of prey MOORFOWL
Guard's second appearance SENTRY
Highly amusing person coming in second best SCREAM
Leader of climbers always upset when fool falls in this? CREVASSE
Like most drivers, stiff and awkward WOODEN
Make use of library as author BORROW
More nastily derogatory about rackets being raised SNIDER
Numbers split up in US city TUCSON
On edge that's hard? UNEASY
Clues Answers
Parts of solutions put across for areas with social problems? INNERCITIES
Pressed on in awfully dire case IRONED
Priest holding one mass, something done in critical time CLIMACTERIC
Put together very badly as houses VILLAS
Realms most disrupted in turbulent situations MAELSTROMS
Red Cross hero that's automatically put in control? GEORGE
Regularly perform exploit in force PRACTISE
Rousing stuff, timeless symphony EROICA
Seal unit off to avoid shocking accidents INSULATE
Team adding numbers before and after this ELEVEN
That woman with old idol, a priestess HERO
Traveller with story about popular female shopkeeper MILLINER
Woman and man in partnership for people of Western state NEVADANS