The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,004 - Feb 19 2007

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A number set about forming principles TENETS
A shapeless mass, even with its top cut off CLUMP
Badly beaten, apparently, by two balls at snooker BLACKANDBLUE
Bird of ill omen to criminals in the past BLACKCAP
Dodges past the doorkeeper - a telltale offence SNEAKSIN
Edits a clue, perhaps, and makes it clear ELUCIDATES
Encourages one's desires URGES
Foreign affairs? AMOURS
French private ENTRENOUS
Guard ordered to breached line SENTINEL
He has one pound, about to invest in foreign capital HELSINKI
He trains regularly before work COMMUTER
He's wicked to make lover die in a nasty way EVILDOER
It could be ground where games are finely balanced KNIFEEDGE
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Just puts a point on blunt end HONEST
Keen to find cuisine that's different ENTHUSIASTIC
Nothing more than a 50-50 chance, nevertheless EVENSO
Objects after tips turn out to be salaries STIPENDS
One to be crossed with a goat IBEX
Rigid forms of worship PEWS
So far fit for the job UPTO
Soldier has complaint for stew that's highly seasoned RAGOUT
Sort of simple diet it's dangerous to exceed SPEEDLIMIT
Such a seat may be alarming to an MP MARGINAL
The problem of people who see things only in black and white? COLOURBLINDNESS
Watergate clue is contrived SLUICE
Yet such a championship may be close OPEN