The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,949 - Mar 4 2010

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Authoritative statements by politician totally in control DICTATORY
Autobiographical piece, such as 10 3 for 22 across, or 22 down 23 across for 12 SELFDESCRIPTION
Bishop managed to conceal object for saint BRENDAN
Bush with twig WAND
Decisive goal with almost perfect shot WINNER
Divorce adjusted in second court DISCONNECT
Don't join in drink around one SITOUT
During class a learner is not stiff INFORMAL
Flower girl tethers unruly dog IRISH
Forecaster's dry pronouncement SEER
Free from indocrin­ation that's marred GOP reform DEPROGRAM
High ground seized by NCO in assault STORM
Ideology about alternative line seen in forecast ISOTHERM
It's expensive, darling! Hence concerned expression DEARDEAR
Japanese course in which I'm over average at university MISOSOUP
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Kind of poet Tennyson heartlessly rubbished, always in verse SONNETEER
Kind of salad having 13, 4, 25 as 16? CAESAR
Means of controlling stock in great abundance REATA
One's breaking keys in old instrument thrown out OSTRACISED
PC, perhaps, put out person arriving COMER
Person with a hobby who's happy to see one? BIRD
Portion of pilchards or other fish CHAR
Provider of wake-up call, ring included in schedule ROOSTER
Put out person bridging political divide CROSSPARTY
See 10 SETTER
See 22 Down WATCHER
Someone behaving amorously in club with queen SPOONER
Victor, William, Norman CONQUEROR
Where many Parisian painters are highly visible MONTMARTRE