The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,807 - Nov 30 2012

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Clues Answers
Alien's six-inch ruler? FOREIGNER
Beginning to swoon, some bird held by some stallion, female strutting around SHOWINGOFF
Bohemian Welshman, tear arising in suit FREE
Chicken feed poorly invested in police MILLET
Cold curry nearly served up with order for spice CARDAMOM
Dumb rock causing upset, supposedly soothing entertainment BACKGROUNDMUSIC
Had accomplished director initially directed? DIDDLED
Have 1 and 8, say, as cooking items STOCKCUBES
Here, potential lovers take various girls out ad nauseam GUARDIAN
Insect activity that's tested … CRICKET
Meat about right, that's right — more like bacon? STREAKIER
Metropolis Turner brought about, subject to interpretation ANALYTIC
Minister, one runs from US president CATER
Person in training behind net, ultimately? TENNISPRO
Picture card's last, cutting the queen of clubs? GOLD
Clues Answers
PM: I stay, as opposed to this friend AMIGO
Reagan got one back, not hard for the marines SECONDTERM
Register in solid German city COLOGNE
Resort in the country SPAIN
See 17 SOULMATES
See 22 SPIRIT
See 8 FINGER
Some hope to keep laughing, not an uncommon thing RARITY
Speedy bird travelled, say, over river? ROADRUNNER
Stand by the flames, one flaming in the mist FIREDOG
Stimulating postcard? SPARKING
Stop in Bordeaux, European city CORK
Weapon with some ease, we hear, catching perpetrator's head EPEE
… more of which old, almost entirely conventional EXTRA