The Guardian - Quick crossword No 12,597 - Sep 24 2010

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Clues Answers
Calm, respectable and unadventurous STAID
Central European republic AUSTRIA
Contagious fear PANIC
Contour line of equal temperature ISOTHERM
Convicted criminals FELONS
Develop gradually EVOLVE
Dishearten CASTDOWN
Father Christmas SANTA
Fencing sword EPEE
Finished DONE
Go forward ADVANCE
Immediate treatment for the wounded FIRSTAID
Incendiarism ARSON
Clues Answers
Large snake SERPENT
Put at risk ENDANGER
Root vegetable CARROT
Small food fish SPRAT
Snug COSY
Someone may be listening! WALLSHAVEEARS
Stone (anag) ONSET
Tepid WARM
The same again! DITTO
Tolerate ENDURE
Toxin derived from castor oil seeds RICIN
Well-read LEARNED
Where life is exciting and highly pressured INTHEFASTLANE