The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,689 - Feb 14 2006

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Clues Answers
A man's instrument AGENT
Action taken by queen vacating throne that's on the cards ROYALFLUSH
An animal turned, one turned painfully? ANKLE
Araucaria's indecipherable anagram to ignore letters of 'bread' CHILEPINE
Bloody scene in a club with mob violence on the up ABATTOIR
Blue public transporter in a state found in yellow stream ULTRAMARINE
Bomber's inaccuracy is featured in The Times initially TERRORIST
Crude metal with crude definition of copper to decrease? PIGIRON
Device which cuts grass ultimately to get neater STRIMMER
Fish, one established? PLAICE
Free from filth, it is mad? SANITISE
Goddess offering wine to make man live HEBE
How to pay in terms of golf? CHIPANDPIN
Is he seen as somewhat dictatorial by nothing being given to the left? TONYBLAIR
Join up to make brass TUBA
Clues Answers
Leave a true drunk to make further judgement REEVALUATE
Look into a proposal by model in the Sun, perhaps TABLOID
Mad flier CUCKOO
Name of authors' family friends unfamiliar to the British AMIS
Once more bring in dance, twist etc REELECT
One can tell automatically oxygen involved - it's basic ATOM
One of six monarchs keen to get pregnant GRAVID
One suit for all the ship's officers QUARTERDECK
Panda to cause shock eating one of four children SQUADCAR
Plant the first of acorns handed over AGAVE
Potential employee Frank had for breakfast CANDIDATE
Scores are famous NOTED
Spooner's reason why mutton's off the menu, providing a more tender choice RACKOFLAMB
Unfinished article interpreted as yarn THREAD
Weapon did its job on maiden CUTLASS