The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,520 - Oct 15 2008

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Clues Answers
Argue about holding stake in contract GUARANTEE
Article in use fraudulently hidden by a novelist MILAN
Attack president - this one? MUGABE
Bird hunter decapitated EAGLE
Bob, perhaps, in musical, 'Rent' HAIRCUT
Bone has to enjoy kneesup SHINDIG
Composer not entirely a god BRAHMA
Country needing Gandhi right away INDIA
Country not celebrating Christmas? TURKEY
Early venture half taken up BETIMES
Evidence of supernatural beings managing to pass round single track FAIRYRING
Execute wicked type, as guilty HANGDOG
Giant elm to be replaced around noon, or evening ALIGNMENT
Hollow thing turning into poet for woman entering high society DEBUTANTE
How much harvested? Give up! YIELD
Journalist given second parting drink finds little room BEDSITTER
Clues Answers
Lad scrabbled through impenetrable stuff, as scavenger MUDLARK
Lift, bearing short distance WINCH
Live, having died in good health DWELL
Mixture of feta and rice served by a restaurant CAFETERIA
Moon pale for statesman? IOWAN
Put off effin' Bambi! DEFER
Rush over to see naval doctor SURGEON
See 11 KUNDERA
See 14 THEAISLES
Setter withdraws; Berber remains EMBERS
Smooth American wind FLATUS
Someone held socks with name inside HOSTAGE
Supermarket trolleys with locked brakes aren't creased up ROLLINGIN
Uproar, as bottom hit BEDLAM
Weaken on the bottle FLAGON
Word of enlightenment locks agricultural labourer up again AFRESH