The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,779 - May 30 2006

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Clues Answers
Broken heart standing by an open grave EARTH
Checked the dog basket? CURBED
Compiler has no right to become controversial POLEMIC
Domain partial to a football team? REALM
Dutch artist, 99, almost hit by a type of bacteria ESCHERICHIA
Girl allowed it to turn fine LETITIA
Habitat ruined her TABITHA
Hamilton I'd wrongly placed farther east MIDLOTHIAN
Initiate Israeli leader BEGIN
It makes me boil inside when one is used at the pub MOBILEPHONE
It's characteristic of the Trinity to display tolerance COETERNAL
Lie about 19 in Ireland LEITRIM
Love letter not revealing all OMISSIVE
Manner of one up the pole who's lost it? STYLE
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Mineral used in sung holy ceremonies PYRITES
MOT said to get one started better EARLYMORNINGTEA
Mother of twins taken up by classic character in the theatre ADELPHI
Nationality could be French POLISH
Overbearing bitch with no tail to credit DOGMATIC
Pals come round in French town AMIENS
Prison needs space for erection in deserts MERITS
So USA civil administration is wanton? LASCIVIOUS
Stoker keeps in step, almost a necessity for bodily function BRAINSTEM
Success to the Tories for being honest! UPRIGHT
Sufficient land for the race training? HECTARE
Supports about to be cut SNIP
Writer above the common herd uses weightlifting and treadmill MARGARETDRABBLE
You can snuff it prematurely if this is poor DIET