The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,498 - Sep 19 2008

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Clues Answers
2 or 7, what's around 13 or 3, 4 or 25 - all standard REDWHITEANDBLUE
Absorbed, like audience at circus INTENT
Cosmetic old lady used to cover up a blemish MASCARA
English bible, partly decorated, was attractive ENTICED
Facility for students a small number in university backed UNION
Family man briefly seen with a daughter - barely so UNCLAD
Fashion centre housing old and new fabric CRETONNE
Handle money badly as girl and finish without penny MISSPEND
How egg is produced and hatched LAID
Inexperienced soldier that's falling beneath castle ROOKIE
It's intended to arouse an extreme of passion PORN
Middle East experts again entering area with deserts ARABISTS
Musical instrument missing in Bordeaux CLARET
Name of girl, like Bridget without husband IRIS
Clues Answers
Not quick to get angry - it's a harmless bloomer DEADNETTLE
One side of the house in ecstasy about electoral vote, initially ELEVATION
Page in article left with one copy REPLICA
Pike mostly associated with one lake or another LUCERNE
Quartet can play it as part of triumphal march HALMA
Rattled in pitcher, like some stones NEPHRETIC
Resign about pound's rapid deflation BLOWOUT
Revolutionary holding a number up inside border LENINIST
Some Europeans setting out in snow gear NORWEGIANS
Staff in restaurant serves drink around one WAITERS
Start of final statement in court, including 6 or 10, 21 or 22, 24 or 26 GAMESETANDMATCH
They catch people with slogan and added comment MANTRAPS
They monitor recreational activity for Americans CHECKERS
Under pressure, drink - don't go beyond this limit! PALE