The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,854 - Aug 25 2006

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''Eureka'' record? Nothing much DISCOVERY
A man comes back a stranger ALIEN
Almost aim for the shield TARGE
Characteristic habits of poor Lily's feet LIFESTYLE
Choice of model to enter bay in the Orkneys VOTE
Copy out of old books, having university note to add CONTRIBUTE
Dank smell, fish HUMID
Dickensian mound reported HEEP
Dr Gershwin is a woman MOIRA
Fish pieces in East Street on the steep side ESCARPMENT
Game left in court entertains father, first to last WATERPOLO
Go off to serve tea without a fry-up PUTREFY
Hell of a dance LIMBO
In wraps, cast around for summer in France SHEETED
Kind of net put in the ground INTER
Little fellow pinching roast cooked for a person of taste GASTRONOME
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Little one sending me up the pole, for example TOTEM
Material mostly extorted from writer DRABBLE
Old tracks, one with old liveliness BRIO
Performance cancelled due to lack of a final decision last time PLAYOFF
Politician with burst ulcer getting out of crush CRUMPLE
Prince Otto's original ring HALO
Proliferates on a basis of untruths - mine going up and up the chimney MULTIPLIES
Saying about 5-0 in face of contradiction DISAVOWAL
Slam outside hospital with a narcotic BHANG
Smoker's means of identification comes over as being moderately slow ANDANTE
Some French quietly lubricate strip DESPOIL
Soon this time, extremely likely PRESENTLY
Study of food in parliament, standards hard to ignore DIETETICS
The marine in charge of the heat THERMIC
Trim with a design for top hat is, perhaps, not right SHIPSHAPE
What it will take to get the President out of the woods? BUSHCRAFT