The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,652 - Jan 2 2006

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Clues Answers
A number embracing church creed? NICENE
A Spaniard is killed while hunting ADONIS
An officer's percentage? COMMISSION
Assume responsibility for, but deceive, an employee TAKEINHAND
Burst from a large meal BLOWOUT
Chinese takeaway counter? ABACUS
Day of sport - night of comedy TWELFTH
Fire and water BURN
Hard to place SET
He drops a line hoping for some response ANGLER
Heartless head cook CHEF
Horses right to take for a ride outside STRING
Keep the pot boiling SIMMER
Life after death? OBITUARY
Long Island in Scotland? No! INCH
Clues Answers
Mild rebuke men receive from instructor TUTOR
Pained expression when top of bed falls off OUCH
Petition about a regular payment, so it seems APPARENTLY
Pompous colonels can be old gasbags BLIMPS
Proceeds, after set price has been fixed RECEIPTS
Sailor a short distance nearer the stern ABAFT
Strange thing, gin and bitters, for producing sweet songs NIGHTINGALES
The cost of electricity nowadays? CURRENTPRICE
The man from whom Samuel imbibed wisdom ELI
The monkey's brother CAPUCHIN
The shooting of an unknown person? SCREENTEST
Timetable for education in a German school SCHEDULE
Tug used in river flood DELUGE
Two things a high jumper may carry out from a Chinese takeaway SPRINGROLL
When soccer wars erupt, they're frightening SCARECROWS