The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,294 - Jun 24 2014

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Clues Answers
1,000 disputes about keeping humble reptile SLOWWORM
Badger securing journalist's firm foundation BEDROCK
Blend involving art form's formative environment MATRIX
Diplomatic activity involving consular leader's treatment MEDICATION
First of Russian boatmen disturbed by unspontaneous protesters RENTAMOB
Fourth note on lake in wonderful world of yore FAERIE
Get out, blackbird! BOWL
Headless head of tribe on board that's not foregone EVITABLE
Heavy machinery stacked by runner PILEDRIVER
Hog finds love in watering hole BOAR
Increase clout of Euro politician, one in debt EMPOWER
Instrument with reversed polarity produces undergarment CORSET
Jam is what you're filling with hair GRIDLOCK
Language into which to translate 12 and 24 down SERBOCROAT
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Latitude for song about piss-up LEEWAY
Low, racist organisation set up to conceal source of white dance move MOONWALK
Note of time consumed by needlework CROTCHET
Othello's principal fool absorbing energy from cat OCELOT
Pointless role model, allegedly IDLE
Precis of Studies in Figure CONDENSE
Soldiers beginning to talk to soldiers' teacher MENTOR
Some more lobsters turned up to dance BOLERO
Songbird — Minogue? — that's disappeared into island SKYLARK
Sweetheart writer's keeping very quiet POPPET
Town harridans lay to rest SHREWSBURY
What you're reading is signal to bear left CLUE
Woman has kids in tune? MELISMA
Writer's tipple (bun included) TROLLOPE