The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,622 - Feb 13 2009

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Clues Answers
A bird ascending? It's seen around East Indian state KERALA
A small bird's behind ASTERN
Architectural style queer mason developed ROMANESQUE
British sailor comes back from Caucasian capital BAKU
Cannabis taken from empty house by Metropolitan Police HEMP
Cook may use this special shoe STRAINER
Distressed youth? He's kinda cut up SKINHEAD
Fail to notice remaining gander OVERLOOK
Father means to maintain steady speed GOVERNOR
Find you have little time for artist? TRACEYEMIN
Flower not raised somewhere on Teesside STOCKTON
Going ahead with record production and performing PRESSINGON
In France you may be introduced to foreign currency — that's regularly repeated RITUAL
Leslie's crazy about the old girl DAMSEL
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Napoleon, going to Madrid, oddly ignored cemetery BONEYARD
Professional killer, dodgy character, seen around East End RATCATCHER
Reportedly, I refer to the faculty EYESIGHT
Saint resolved to end war ANDREW
Slow movement of girl taking turn to embrace one ADAGIO
Troublesome girl and boy not starting to get home by midnight ANNOYING
Vagrants given transport to outskirts of Paris TRAMPS
Victor and Michael, director and producer WINNER
Work on farm and gain immediate victory WINNOW
Work on farm with hotel director HARROW
Work on farm with seven stars PLOUGH
Work on farm, beginning to take old back off THRESH
Work on farm, given 'Bishop's Tipple' BALE
Work on farm, picking some more apples REAP