The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,131 - Jul 17 2007

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A warrior holding back is harsh ABRASIVE
Advance amount of money in account to missing company LONESOME
Bad luck to have head covering its heart HOODOO
Beaten, one's a bit deferential OBEISANT
Bent nib's instrumental to this song PENCHANT
Chimney rod made of backbone LUMBAR
Content to feel unaroused by satellite LUNAR
Desperate guy came up with sword swallowing in medieval pageant DANSEMACABRE
Destructive effect of a sign that's made in anger RAVAGE
Dormice developed tail of twice average MEDIOCRE
Every 24 hours, nurse shortly switches one with a medical procedure DIALYSIS
Federation of German Industry's said they're watching you? BEADYEYES
Jack could be this officer ENSIGN
Latest song on radio gets total exposure NUDITY
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Literary madame's guillotined for her organ OVARY
Masses' advice to the overweight? SHEDLOADS
No kind of confidence trick is unnaturally odd ECCENTRIC
One pretending to be occupied with shelf for big tool SLEDGEHAMMER
Own most of woolly fabric that's about PERSONAL
Rightly inclined to get one's powder over one ITALIC
Room with window that doesn't open or close ATTIC
Ropes knotting, meeting and getting back REPOSSESSION
Star sign that's vulnerable without independent directions ASTERISK
Stop urge to snack SCOTCHEGG
Trial by fire or wood ORDEAL
Unaffected by rising water? NAIVE
Verbally grades stock with Queen's old jesters MARXBROTHERS
What to wear after being dressed up to the nines to produce litter? KITTEN