The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,938 - May 3 2013

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Clues Answers
21's clue to self-hate? TALES
A word of comfort from another place THERE
Collapse of French work of art DECOMPOSITION
Devil opening the show DEMON
Diplomat accused of intrigues? CHARGEDAFFAIRES
Does lie perverted lead to rape? OILSEED
Emperor's clothes raised over half disease TIBERIUS
Exaggerate what's no distance in Russia at a point OVERSTATE
Fits of temper at time worker drinks? TANTRUMS
Holds forth about the purpose of posterity DESCENDANTS
In a way, left a lot of flowers for children's author ROALDDAHL
Killer keeps awfully hot — do I not? — aiming for straight sets ORTHODONTIC
King of footballers? OFFA
Clues Answers
Line — end of Central, start of Metropolitan — ascribed to the law LONGARM
Morris — is she from Paris? ESTELLE
Old currency gamble? PUNT
Parthian shot in sketch? OUTLINE
People like Lolita — it's a difficult thing to do SEXKITTENS
Premier destroyer of romance CAMERON
Queen and prince coming after death RIGOR
Re-enter formation of earth TERRENE
Report of weakly cure embracing odd bod and lunatic HEBDOMADAL
See 2 OFTHEUNEXPECTED
Subtle twist in Duncan Edwards' initiation NUANCED
Too old for reporting of event? Not a hundred! OVERAGE
Water feature? I'm not sure — dubious parallel between books UMBRELLAPLANT