The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,144 - Aug 1 2007

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A city fashionable in the past CHICAGO
A sample of the Globe's exhibition stout OBESE
Avoidance of empty-headed self-deception ELUSION
Band laying siege to old Latin capital COLOMBO
Box food for old transport worker CLIPPIE
Cheek of this notable coward upset versatile worker CHIEFCOOKAND
Chimney support is more knobbly LUMPIER
Common soldiers box artists or musicians ORCHESTRA
Composer of burlesque losing a bit of respect SATIE
Cultivation site used by pickpocket? FLOWERPOT
Deceitful king wrecked his van KNAVISH
Ditch mining engineer included in fee achieving economy RETRENCHMENT
Drama as Father Time takes American SOAPOPERA
Dream of silver in independent store IMAGINE
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He cut or edited to make slight corrections RETOUCH
Host foolishly cut dough at once POSTHASTE
Inaccuracy allowed in notes TRIPLET
It could give one a bad head ILLNESS
Keepsake starts to rot, eventually losing its colour RELIC
Little boy supports requirement for sewers NEEDLES
Member of crew in Spain gave permission ELEMENT
Modern painting makes Oscar leave OPART
One whose main interest is scientific OCEANOLOGIST
Pick one parent - the most favourable OPTIMUM
Screen protects eastern representative from commotion TEMPEST
See 1 BOTTLEWASHER
Untrained apprentice acceptable in Arkansas AMATEUR
Warn parish priest getting into a lift APPRISE