The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,387 - May 13 2008

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Clues Answers
... what ends then with explosive piercing 24 king THEWEEK
Baseline artist? LOWRY
Call to note the thing said in the theatre HAYMARKET
Cross for messer about in boats RATTY
Entries in order for wine producer NIERSTEIN
Faces twice the traditional 18 VISAGES
Fast, about to be chasing good whisky GLENLIVET
Feed abrasively? GRAZE
First for Goliath - part with David's head GOLD
Former paying guest partly retained by headless parson to bowdlerise EXPURGATE
Frank's follower to infuriate INCENSE
Go at more than 1,850 metres per hour overhead TOPKNOT
Half this like this gets setter to reel EIGHTSOME
In previous incarnation, what went wrong in Saturday's return for satire on either side of ... THATWAS
Long time no start YEARN
Parson first in seat to see what's coming PREVIEW
Clues Answers
Prepares ambush for stories carol singer could tell? LIESINWAIT
Pretty little cloth without a bit of dye TWEE
Pullman's girl stars in family rave-up LYRA
Pupil mimic encompassing his ends APPLE
Reprimand for not very flighty creature, not altogether hot stuff EARWIGGING
Society man's endeavour to pursue work with clever arguments SOPHISTRY
Sparky nature to be showing if it's sense FEISTINESS
Supplier of 'light ... on land or sea'? MAIN
Sweet Cicely's right hand is on my right MYRRH
Think-tank, perhaps, with retribution almost up WISEMEN
Two Greek characters reportedly having a go at shrinking? PSYCHIATRY
Virus causing reversion in a part of the ear EBOLA
Visible intelligence INSIGHT
Wade, say, from Tyneside towards Keswick and Muscat? NEWSWOMAN
Way to get over wall, they say STYLE
Write to officer (American) that gives name to closest relations TYPEGENUS