The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,848 - Nov 4 2009

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Clues Answers
'Home when all initiative falters' (18, when told '1 across 7 is 1 down 11') NOTWHILEIM
2 of light to test 4 — it keeps cropping up LEITMOTIV
Addition to passport not altogether advisable VISA
Advice to games players on confrontational features? EYEBALLS
Athenian name and French one? It's the other way round TIMON
Being no scholar, three pieces of Ban Ki-Moon follow his body — don't tell anyone! UNBOOKISH
Ben following his follower in small volume by writer and painter CHURCHILL
Bilingual acknowledgement of paternity in a measure AMPERE
Greeting broadcast to back row at gunpoint — setter's chiefly got himself to blame HISOWN
How we see health food — silver put into nickel (twice) BRANDIMAGE
Journalist's piece about wine REPORT
Monsters out of hospital go to fatherland WALES
Nobleman with sword protecting queen from stub COUNTERFOIL
Plant — wrong term for scented root — added by one who served under 25 HERBERT
Prelapsarian journey? TRIP
Clues Answers
Provide flexibility for cities confused after disposal arises ELASTICISE
Queen at home for some drinks — at home to one who served under 25 ERNESTBEVIN
Queen's authority would see ghost if political correctness were exchanged SCEPTRE
Relation covered in water or ink SEPIA
See 1 Across MORRISON
See 1 down WORSTENEMY
See 22 ALIVE
See 22 HEAINT
Sheer compulsion is what supplies water to waterfall MAINFORCE
Toadstool for hanging judge? DEATHCAP
Trauma over borough? SCAR
Valley of the lute? RIFT
Viv Richards is opposed to a breaking shooter ANTIGUAN
Western town's story about a beast LARAMIE
Writer takes to painting — his first is in 23 PENARTH