The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,835 - Oct 20 2009

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Clues Answers
A comedian, Thatcher's first chancellor BRANDT
Beaten at chess, I'd messed up CHASTISED
Car used by Fiesta tester ESTATE
Cat lost in the middle of the rec area? HECTARE
Change in school's top speller? SWITCH
Cheeky lad, one that steals fish WHIPPER
Curse God when badly afflicted SCOURGED
Disconnection noted, so whips round with whip-round STACCATO
Fat Duck's starter found by A1 DRIPPING
For which term 'opera' may muddle your heads? TOMMY
Governor having trouble in court BAILEY
Group formation GENESIS
I chilled out touring fine old English city LICHFIELD
Inventive Scotsman caught in embrace of precocious young girl MCADAM
JFK once lied? IDLE
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Lagged behind as diamonds led, after a lot of money put up DAWDLED
Large amounts secured with these? LASHINGS
Live on the edge RESIDE
Movie showing about 2am in prison CATWOMAN
Oddly balding, the ship's captain BLIGH
One of the ups and downs, off and on SNOWDON
Perhaps tigers with long hair taking a short cut MANEATERS
Point to sort of brakes one found in auto store RESERVOIR
Port where sailor has a car, reportedly OSAKA
See 26 WILD
See 6 SNAPPER
The same fruit pastry DONUT
Thursdays off? No, rather than yes, in the army college SANDHURST
Undress corpse after crossing two rivers STRIPOFF
Veteran who's broken a leg with Stratford regulars? OLDSTAGER