The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,859 - Aug 31 2006

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Clues Answers
... and the return of the last chamois DRAZIZ
A hyperbolic function is a blunt instrument COSH
Baker to friends, with Southern general North in records CANDLEENDS
Book has a bad French translation done by an idiot ... APASSAGE
Capital near 24, possibly CANBERRA
Changing gear after short distance at the wheel? INCHARGE
Cold food - pray to follow, say? LETTUCE
Comment of friend on the web WOOF
Corresponding with doctor, trademark in house unfinished HOMOLOGOUS
Energy of Spanish and Babylonian towns VIGOUR
Friend entertaining relations to a heavenly meal AMBROSIA
Fruit with pincers CRAB
Glass paper? MIRROR
Ken's spring exam? MAYORAL
Clues Answers
Magician from 1 or 16 and from 2 and 21 WIZARDOFOZ
New pictures of team without a poem in lake TATEMODERN
Numbered equipment for little beast KITTEN
Queen of the South? ADELAIDE
Rome's Rome, possibly, not English as she was in 18 19 MRSMOORE
Rootstock is where rye 'angs out, they say RHIZOME
See 18 TOINDIA
Setter treats himself to new beginning in opera IDOMENEO
Setter's film about love incapable of the long view MYOPIC
Split piece with second piece split BISECT
Split, not junction, as indicator of staff CLEF
Tick off day when a beautiful creature's around ADMONISH
Transporter on holiday? BUSMAN
West Indies lives twice where losing is impossible WINWIN