The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,260 - Dec 14 2007

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Clues Answers
A couple of hunters, perhaps, who cheat? TWOTIMERS
Able to figure nature out without me NUMERATE
At the core, privileges seen as rotten VILE
Bad atmosphere in which mother keeps one apart from son MIASMA
Bird turned over eggs etc when disturbed AVOCET
British flee in all directions, to village in part of Canada NEWBRUNSWICK
Chap writing War and Peace, for example ANTONYMS
Deny any wrong, for example NAYSAY
Dictator, none the less, abandoned European currency FRANC
Dismissed second player on side - using this? OUTSWING
Finish off Guardian, for example, in Irish house DAIL
Flaws in church's positions, by popular account INACCURACIES
Flexibility of wings, say, wrapped around seabirds LIMBERNESS
Having a specific position and special duties over a short time SITUATED
Clues Answers
He and I fail to provide part of engine MANIFOLD
Idiot breaking rule put in new post REASSIGN
Lean over the edge LIST
One of us dropping couple in centre of resort BRITON
Person with convictions? Yes and no TIMESERVER
Players picked for defending champions BACKS
Pleasant listening - such as 1, 7, 13, 18, 21 and 26, say? MUSICTOONESEARS
Present knight after thriving king celebrated WELLKNOWN
Produce metallic sound as band RING
Showing some Picasso on a screen, once ASSOONAS
Stick unusually hard, as tacky stuff KITSCH
Takes chair, as 'e's surrounded by lots of lions PRESIDES
Title holder uses it HANDLE