The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,796 - Sep 4 2009

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4 took a chair if old SATAN
Banter with a twisted edentate ANTBEAR
Find you near the majority UNEARTH
Free, they say, provided Queen takes 4 LUCIFER
Frost, say, checked for 18, say RHYME
Get going with outstanding male follower STARTUP
Holy man had us reformed SADHU
Irish army unit with French 4 that 26 IRREMEDIABLE
Is beyond the reach of social services, which is inevitable CANTBEHELPED
Islander, formerly African, losing points RHODIAN
Naiveté in forming capital VIENTIANE
Nick 2 DEUCE
Number coming in went out far from numb EXCITED
Old doctor topped by Tory in French town ALENCON
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Old priest or inmate has to improve MELIORATE
Petition to put seed into the ground, say INTERCEDE
Piece of one with fur in new coat TOCCATA
Poles in characteristic passage TRANSIT
Retired priest comes in to put an end to bondage SLAVERY
Saw about leaders getting time after 4 ADVANTAGE
Swell performed, holding catches when raised DISTEND
Think what glasses can do REFLECT
Three seen in Italian city TREVISO
Tonic covered by dominant gives protection on Tyneside SOUTHSHIELDS
Tough about border — has to plant on roadside HEDGEMUSTARD
What happens if my opponent's queen is en prise, presumably ITAKEIT
Where honoured names are having a good run ONAROLL
Young film actor's plays to alter LORETTA