The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,841 - Aug 10 2006

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A character starting trade needs to organise a bit of capital EASTEND
Card game was loved by 17 PATIENCE
Companion lost from group - another ace gone, sadly BUNTHORNE
Country with soldiers in revolution - madness! ROMANIA
Feature of writer with a sinister disposition LEFTHANDEDNESS
Gloria's man I saw in Rome embracing another woman VIVALDI
He brought order anagrammatically - without hesitation, an outstanding person THOROUGHBRED
Hidden potential of learner with a tendency to avoid study LATENCY
I shouted audibly, being stared at EYEBALLED
It may be evident in some git showing off EGOTISM
Learner's elation unrestrained - first in English with fine marks LINEOLATE
Man's man? Not one for malicious words SLANDER
No 10 associated with country's revolution OCTOBER
Not the cleverest? Find him out, regularly lacking IDIOT
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Oaks may be seen here in Surrey EPSOM
One with a gift, accomplished - tribute's conclusion DONEE
Order to change leader of Conservatives brought in EDICT
Pair were at table spread around - each one a fussy eater SPRAT
Passionate desire - something sailor had for a number of years? LUSTRUM
Physician dealt with wind and indigestion finally GALEN
See 1 MAIDENSWE
Self-identifying followers of 17 somehow seem actively sent kind - wow! TWENTYLOVESICK
There's my park being redeveloped for big stores HYPERMARKETS
They come to new home: on island without street? COLONISTS
Tree in Bath, possibly not a Mediterranean tree TEREBINTH
Twig I found in plant right at the end OSIER
Very badly cut off, having got to isle SEVERELY
Weapon of knight - item to be sold off LANCE