The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,424 - Jun 25 2008

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Clues Answers
Being caught can be a worry APPREHENSION
Being very quiet about it, old stager offers support PITPROP
Book's title in relation to writing 'The Little House' UNCLETOMSCABIN
Delighted to defend drug against being promoted ELEVATED
Did Elvis orally identify opossum genus? DIDELPHIS
Expand with a Yank's approval? SWELL
Girl taken in by scholar's miraculous food MANNA
Give point to singular female's grasp of French surrealist SHARPEN
Homer's first poncy hairdo can produce neurosis HYPOCHONDRIA
Humble graduate sheltered by tree ABASH
In the outskirts of Stranraer, frostbound man needs imported muffler SILENCER
Indulge, say, an animal seen at the zoo PANDA
Is brought up with way to drink to an old Egyptian rattle SISTRUM
Is coin, perhaps, right in exchange for a tooth? INCISOR
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It holds game, clumsy! INAPT
Mild fruit lacking in energy CLEMENT
Noise of fire and laughter across river CRACKLE
Not entirely gormless, clasping a girl of the seas THALASSIC
One comes across despondency behind the game HUMPBACKBRIDGE
Portable alarm used originally by endless sleepers BLEEPER
Return of opera is sound, giving an alternative in music OSSIA
Slightly different noise in the tube? On the contrary, that's the enticement SEDUCTION
Tailless dog with weirdo half ignored by strangler THROTTLER
Take chair to cut up green vegetable HARICOT
Terrorist at gunpoint missed getting over small stream in time GUERRILLA
Thunderous-looking Irishman upset at the threat of a soaking BLACKMAIL
Top boss quietly going up to keep chimney vertical PLUMB
Woeful one guarding classy Arab SAUDI