The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,600 - Jan 19 2009

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Ardent, he may be following a cause ADHERENT
Artful secret of not having to pay SCOTFREE
Awkwardly positioned, moves ship that's been raised and escorted SPRAWLED
Burning with fresh zeal after a bad start ABLAZE
Canal bridge in an industrial town RIALTO
Clubs competing over three miles LEAGUE
Deliberate way to enter the financial market SPECULATE
Don't contact workers in their free time HANDSOFF
Final word from new aide to union leader ADIEU
Foreign money in a foreign land ARGENTINA
Ham actor near to ruin in the long run MARATHONRACE
Hunted animal with a net, perhaps, then do nothing STAGNATE
Lacking a centre of gravity? LIGHTHEARTED
Lacking purpose, but in France we get the point NOUSE
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Make harder to fathom DEEPEN
Money found by scouts? TALENT
Ointment said to be used by the Royal Family BALMORAL
Reserved for skating ONICE
Revealing, though unintentional, expression of a sinful pride, perhaps FREUDIANSLIP
Rodin sculpted a number of blond, blue-eyed people NORDIC
See chintz is ordered in sage NIETZSCHE
Stakes raised for the defence STOCKADE
Starts on the green and accelerates away DRIVESOFF
This animal crossing bars the way for pedestrians ZEBRA
Took life seriously MURDERED
User of this revolver could get a jar POTTERSWHEEL
Volume of praise HYMNAL
You can't be sure when nursing them DOUBTS