The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,292 - Jan 23 2008

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Climax in excitement - pity it hurts! TRUTH
Compound union member's restraining order BROMIDE
Cry of exhilaration, as primitive invention almost finished WHEE
Extremity overly sore at first, entering relationship TOOTSIE
Grouse shooting imminent, so surrender! THEGAMESUP
Hard up when paying for sadomasochism? STRAPPEDFORCASH
Heading for penitentiary and walls of Rochester, is one inside? PRISONER
Heavy person appearing chubby, topless LUMP
In space, slate becomes light GASLAMP
Instrument just beat through pieces of glass PANPIPES
Jack Sprat's wife would always gossip CHEWTHEFAT
Lacking restrictions as ill-prepared picnickers, might you say? UNHAMPERED
New area isn't? Well, it could be? ARTESIAN
Normal procedure in accessing course ROUTINE
Notes for a talker? MONEY
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Old official partial to free verse REEVE
Pantomime character left in hurry, one of five HARLEQUIN
Quiet, stomach, quiet! SHTUM
Rabble, one reveals? SHOWER
Scrubber blushing deeply, I'm held face down PUMICE
Silver birch almost gold, this with an orange flavour COINTREAU
Stumble round run, as peacock STRUTTER
Such may be the depression of delivery holding Brown back POSTNATAL
Sweet - or not? TART
Third of February, what a child should learn is, it's freezing! BRRR
Useless, as no dates available? UNFRUITFUL
Vehicle opening in reverse onto a part of motorway AEROPLANE
Wet around lake - wet! SLOPPY
What's left, say, delicate outlines LEGACY