The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,749 - Apr 25 2006

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Clues Answers
'Cape Fear', in cinemas, had umpteen openings FICHU
All for sloths maintaining order in reverse UNANIMOUS
Born to plead for super-market to be set up BEGOTTEN
Concession about old letter, or announcement of the most recent ones? POSTHORN
Conned into deal to procure drug METHADONE
Cruise, a belligerent sort of missile TOMAHAWK
Does without police department in crucial encounter DECIDER
Drama involving a boatman NOAH
Good optical instrument from the valleys GLENS
Had control of Switzerland's agricultural establishment RANCH
Improvise with gold-digger VAMP
It's God's own work to keep mine from crackling CREPITATION
It's irrelevant to the professional scholar ACADEMIC
Jones's partner concealing heroin in boat DHOW
Lie about receiving German director's directions to Welsh town LLANGOLLEN
Clues Answers
Lincoln welcomes revolutionary novelist ACHEBE
Maestro Morrison's about to survey island TOSCANINI
Many guests, having dropped Ecstasy, developed eye problem NYSTAGMUS
Move unexpectedly, taking nothing from the best room LUNGE
One accountant has daughter pinched by another - a chirpy creature CICADA
Position of mystic meeting transmuting energy into time STANCE
Preserve composition by star CANOPUS
Ruler's quiet sigh of relief SHAH
Showing what's wrong with 'Giant Disco' remix DIAGNOSTIC
Symptom of middle age providing clue for 'toast'? DOUBLECHIN
The jumper in the turret? TANKTOP
Theologian wearing slipper and cape is a numbskull MUDDLEHEAD
Turned Iron Lady outside for slander DEFAME
Unaffected by bad behaviour with wax SINCERE
Vegetable membrane on Bell's creation (the telephone)? Not initially CAULIFLOWER