The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,564 - Feb 21 2012

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Clues Answers
A maximum possible speed in a vehicle? You can count on it ABACUS
Animal in Highlands turned up beside Scott's hero GATSBY
At mealtime excel every other character in robust repast OUTEAT
Brilliant star trapped in compulsive gambling VEGA
British in contest felt atmosphere VIBE
Crude alcohol, good with pickled trout GUTROT
Dickensian character in dull, laborious work DRUDGERY
Fashion a better law that's important for operating well WATERTABLE
Fish bled disastrously between banks REDBELLIES
Free from deception, having sorted out bad issue DISABUSE
Full of enthusiasm, runs a syndicate RARING
Gifted geniuses are very exceptional to begin with GAVE
How to film, mostly badly, and behave irresponsibly towards FOOLWITH
Indulged, oddly, so do nothing IDLE
Clues Answers
It might come from robins, holding one note, then another BIRDSONG
Medical records that doctor wrote up for consultant CASEBOOK
Part of engine that's minute in small train set, possibly STEAMCHEST
Piece of furniture cook rearranged in HQ BOOKCASE
Plants free of insects? Not quite BUGLES
Retriever, for example, raised with intelligence to bring bird GODWIT
Sign of distress of female quickly disappears TEARSOFF
Some friend offers to complete some knitting, say ENDOFF
Stupidly bring in obnoxious person for a lark, perhaps SONGBIRD
Switch position in front of goal and commit foul OFFEND
Tea? Go to cafe, say EATOUT
Teacher returned carrying gallon — cheap hooch ROTGUT
The drink some diners prefer still TABLEWATER
They cut into ice to get fish SKATES