The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,953 - Dec 19 2006

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Clues Answers
Again establish checks unlikely REINSTALL
Amendments in personal cover suggesting the cutting up of credit cards? PLASTICSURGERY
Archbishop or nobleman partial to unchristian genre PORNO
Bottom more fantastic under wife - baffled about it LOWERMOST
Curmudgeon and non-believer proved attractive after fifty - that's beyond me! MELDREW
Detectives to infiltrate appalling regime, as agent killing millions GERMICIDE
Don't expect anything different, initially WYSIWYG
Figure you should eat right THREE
First spin produces firm shot after five scheduled days of cricket TESTDRIVE
First to lead in turning up something black - spades, perhaps TOOLS
Kansas - Van Gogh exhibitions here? SUNFLOWERSTATE
Lake where treasure found neighbouring old East London district OXBOW
Look up when entering deserted city and town, say, to see insect CREEPYCRAWLY
Main thing entering island is fuel COALGAS
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More loud, weird or outré ROWDIER
Name attributed to award - literature for a start NOBEL
Observed drug deal resting on this? SAWHORSE
One guarantees ecstasy seconds into repeat, having turned over ENSURER
Perplex with illegal delivery THROW
Privileged dealer in drink, say INSIDER
Puzzle taken on public transport REBUS
Referee runs after a savage dog? ARBITER
Swallow single drink MARTINI
Tough having to cut through country's borders CHEWY
Vulgar stuff assumed by those on active service, perhaps, to be singing WARBLING
Water is converting it to air, absorbing mass at the speed of light TRIATOMIC
What might go woof soundly sat on by wild bird STORMYPETREL
Where Castro's over the hill, there's support for a new life INCUBATOR