The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,576 - Dec 19 2008

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Clues Answers
... like what may be found under the carpet FELT
... she admits to have with drink OWNSUP
A bribe once could be efficacious AVAIL
Act one performs for fuel rating OCTANE
Article with more unusual proposition THEOREM
Athenian in whatever element ANTIMONY
Composer includes a number for you SOLVER
Fellow sister with percussion problems ... CONUNDRUMS
Game about the French being one stop from Ashford PLUCKLEY
Grandma is held for a month in Israel NISAN
Hearing smells may be what they have in common ... SCENTS
Hood lacks subdominant character, which is rare SCARCE
Is this cricketer in or out? BATSMANONSTRIKE
Island, one to a degree in Canada MANITOBA
Clues Answers
It makes a woman unknown with a sort of mask over her head YASHMAK
Like it knocked back? ASTI
Mathematical function for English in 1 situation SECANT
Mother puts a fellow in the shade MAGENTA
One way to 3? KNEEJERK
Oversee spice ground with stone? EPISCOPAL
Pilasters in a neat array ANTAE
Respond to trace change REACT
Runner catches fly, which is related COGNATE
Setter's finding moose hunter's good for sticking IMPALING
Shoe for many an occasion, none excepted MOCCASIN
Spring comes in about two colours in London CAMBERWELLGREEN
Type up poet in Scotland TROSSACHS
Urge good girls not to get hard-boiled EGGGLASSES