The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,370 - Apr 23 2008

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About to punish, in a way, monarch who makes improvements? REFINER
Animal first across threshold of ark BEAST
Block on name of former president CLINTON
Climber creating a system of tracks on small mountain HILLARY
Composer's piece of subtle harmony LEHAR
Experiences awful situation that's potentially explosive LIVESHELL
Fish was far from fresh! SMELT
Follow the example of one Christian, say, about it IMITATE
For example, 5 10, 12 22, 13 and 18; or 6 24 and 15 - and 1 29, maybe LEADINGLADIES
Leave a milder recollection of so-called Iron Lady GOLDAMEIR
Making poor start - finally good fish caught BEGGARING
Musical piece unknown in 60% of orchestras, oddly SCHERZO
Organising big, nothing small? GLOBALISM
Over small area, abolishes certain plants ANNUALS
Pound and a shilling I laid out to see early movie great LILLIAN
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Rattle badly with surprise, initially? STARTLE
Rewrite a banal clue by learner about queen or film star LAUREN
Ruler in Asian country heading changes out East(6.6) INDIRA
Run into party with one's date, an actress DORISDAY
See 12 BACALL
See 5 GISH
See 6 GANDHI
She was prominent at the front as a wartime life-saver MAEWEST
Some Africans have seen eagles flying around SENEGALESE
Something of importance from British government leader, in principle BIGDEAL
Support advocate primarily put in place LEGALAID
The second part of what you're doing makes news WORD
There's no time for this in the Olympics, for example FIELDEVENT
Unsuccessful kind of situation currently at one's office NOWIN