The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,818 - Dec 13 2012

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Clues Answers
16 15 17 FOUR
As bottom delightful, bottom pinched ARSENIC
At sea, Titan at sea ASTATINE
Attention-seeker squeezing soft rubber article for entertainment in Italy OPERASERIA
California waters where ancient weapon taken in case of grenade GOLDENGATE
Car twice the size primarily let loose round the back of Portobello? CHELSEA
Carrier pigeon finally into niche house contracts CONVEYOR
Chapter requiring material for children's writer CRAYON
Dismissed, then sure to be leaving OUTBOUND
Dog without lead finding some balls OVER
Frost a 23? Don't trust him! HOAXER
I like, regularly, to embrace God IODINE
I speak ill of Sicilian, perhaps ISLANDER
Joke about second crossword solver not starting 10 3 GASGUZZLER
Clues Answers
Means by which money returned TOOL
Name etched into a bracelet, possibly for a portable box TABERNACLE
Nations spending the same money, Continental road to climb, critical stuff going over our heads? EUROZONE
One calling for a double RINGER
One into social balance PARITY
One of twelve walls in solid interior for stone statue MONOLITH
Quite pleasing PRETTY
See 10 BYFOUR
See 15 TRACTOR
Skirt or tie, loosely speaking TUTU
Small spider, perhaps — one with spidery writing? SCRAWLER
So there's misshapen toe in brogue — try this? SHOETREE
Unit of force went off and on NEWTON
Witch sees Liberal couple possessed by virtual witch HELLCAT