The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,162 - Aug 22 2007

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Artificial means of communicating a spiritual talent by Muse without name ESPERANTO
Bad atmospheric conditions reportedly make water cool PEASOUPER
Being suspended from the bank, there's likely a catch in it KEEPNET
Car instrument without dot configuration HARDTOP
Communication energy boy set up EMAIL
Element of resistance in Grant BORON
Enter Dotty, with bird's dance movement ENTRECHAT
European Parliament heads brought in massage joint protection KNEEPAD
God with name of 'Spike' THORN
Of use to driver reversing or approaching a breached dam before parking ROADMAP
Old country name void - one gets own back ABYSSINIA
One trying English writer, whose ending comes first ESSAYER
One with common sense keeping artist's No 1 record similar ANALOGOUS
Perhaps Ackroyd's performing after prestigious award for piano virtuoso OSCARPETERSON
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Punjabi harbour housing location in India BIHAR
Reel with drink around the midpoint of Monty Python ROCKSNAKE
Resin you once brought back, carrying viral disease EPOXY
Sacrilege makes ego doubly empty IMPIETY
Saw more than ample friars, perhaps, read out and mess up article by 62.5% of friars TOOMANY
Saying it could be a punch line to workmen's version of bulb-changing joke? MANYHANDS
Scheme for aircraft to absorb carbon PROJECT
See 17 MAKELIGHTWORK
See 4 COOKS
See 4 SPOILTHEBROTH
Smooth variable sarcasm IRONY
State the obvious start of parental freedom to restrain accepted lives PLATITUDINISE
Swimmer's joint end ROACH
Wretched setters, eating nothing, depart WOEBEGONE