The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,595 - Jan 13 2009

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A lighter version of lead compound LITHARGE
Brain addled with cryptic clue having no solution INCURABLE
Bush perhaps began in excessive optimism EUPHORBIA
Collect - there's nothing difficult about it HOARD
Cook of a sort ROAST
Does woman have odd life on this? SHELF
Draws force to give self backing RAFFLES
Drunken seamen forced to clean the bottom ENEMAS
Firm ground for the US in the twenties DRYLAND
Fruit of sin in the Spanish race? ELDERBERRY
Halve a little over 28 part one BISECT
Hit land? My goodness! STRIKEALIGHT
In the Algarve by a long way round FARO
Industry claiming no reform COALMINING
Lad finds opening in Devon SIDMOUTH
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Lose courage when disciplined - it's laid down WILTONCARPET
Much the greater part of what was nicked is returned LOTS
One is sent to Reform Chapel SISTINE
One's relations can be tedious RACONTEUR
Press turns up for seaweed NORI
Rage at what goes into the atmosphere FUME
Result of having falsely named one 'fat' and 'round' DEFAMATION
Sculptor takes perch home RODIN
Second class bank for liquidation? BLENDER
Spoken, not aloud PROHIBITED
Tom starts in sport with Manx cat, an unusual creature PLATYPUS
Town in New York with a Cayuga Lake view ITHACA
Wed at start of last month with 10% off DECIMATED
With leader stepping down it indeed gets corrected EDITED
Wrestles furiously and gets very hot SWELTERS