The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,888 - Oct 4 2006

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Anxiety about hair stops you sleeping ALARMCLOCK
Arrested two boys NICKED
Cruel, debauched source of corruption ULCER
Developed a desire for cash READIES
Don's a complicated and extremely unpleasant person SOANDSO
Eccentric king? CARD
Excellent guess! DIVINE
Express gratitude, having one for a reason THINK
Fail to find unknown girl MISSY
Female should get engaged FOUGHT
Flog and torture rogues without first bit of compassion SCOURGE
George Eliot's one novel mused on extremes of parsimony PSEUDONYM
Happen to desire secure relationship BELONGING
Harry Potter's appeal PROTEST
I repent unorthodox view regarding Pope PETRINE
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Judge, initially unsympathetic, has word of encouragement for runaway REFUGEE
Last bit of parched river becoming a trickle DRIBBLE
Lets one play Shakespearean role LEONTES
Mammal chasing grassland rodent PRAIRIEDOG
Mister Wrong's briefs REMITS
Nonconformist group's heresy UNITARIAN
Part of Spain's rainy and scandal-wracked CANARYISLANDS
Place initially teeming with small insects LOCUSTS
Princess fled to Italy RANI
Resort near the capital TEHERAN
Some tortillas, pickles and jelly ASPIC
Surprise as Ms Morrison starts to sing hymns ASTONISH
Theodoric, perhaps, got shot or chopped to bits OSTROGOTH
Wild animals love enigmatic lady MONALISA