The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,872 - Dec 2 2009

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'One shilling the box' — one given to mockery SCOFFER
16 across funny when the other way round SADDO
A sound people have time for making up ATONEMENT
About this: enter society for one who doesn't RECLUSE
Articles on a menu arranged by club ATHENAEUM
Criminals returning so as to be split in opposing COSANOSTRA
Cut with agent keeping his head REAP
Disguise ourselves as queer and mad characters MASQUERADE
Ethnic conflict with one painting church green coming up RACEWAR
Feast coming up as with other things after revolution SATURNALIA
Fellow too stringy? OLDBEAN
Fox had food so far TODATE
Go round object of sowing to be 23-ed after … WIND
He's some — no, much — foot trouble; will he stand for it? THEHOUSEOF
I can tell you who will win — keep it dark — there's a row about it TIPSTER
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Jealous husband to return greeting OTHELLO
One obligated to work for hire gets very small drink DROPLET
One sails — with Silas, one's in MARINER
One who finds excuses for everyone is among the players CASUIST
Relief for poultry farmer at the end of the day: the smart know to cut cost, including call between setters and call to bull ring THECHICKENSHAVE
Return with one's steps to do another drawing RETRACE
See 12 COMMONS
See 3 FILL
See 4 COMEHOMETOROOST
Seem much greater than some World War figures DWARF
Stop some French potatoes DETER
The law of little squares? MOSAIC
Tip a pound and French girl will drop English LAND
Weapon free in temporary home TRIDENT
… round of activity when 4 5 down WHIRL