The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,661 - Mar 31 2009

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Among Indians, a rich, traditional garment SARI
Are homeless snails so slow? SLUGGISH
Awful lot of money on game BADMINTON
Board promoting setter, as setter might say? EMBARK
Bovine given double sex change becomes Bombay duck BUMMALO
Bovine masks like royal veil YASHMAK
Bush spoke of a nuclear weapon, perhaps, which is soothing BALM
End of a canal destroyed ’em, they say RECTUM
Even having pierced the back of the head, there's swelling INFLATION
Feature of Texas suggesting offer of carrot agreeable? NODDING
Film-maker showing a corrupt dictator up ANIMATOR
Fish off course passing close to beach HERRING
For example, perfect figures deteriorate finally TENSE
Introduce fresh drop REDUCTION
Iris requires fine adjustment of slide rule FLEURDELIS
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Mention new treatment initially as 12 OINTMENT
Network where mournful tune endlessly given backing GRID
Old painting reflected more EXTRA
Old promise is claimed by Heather to be adoring IDOLISING
Ordinal in West to show bottom face up? MANINTHEMOON
Plant has top of spine covered in blood GORSE
See 1 Across DONKEY
Ship opening line ICEBREAKER
Small-timer replaced small flower MILLSTREAM
Staff given spice MACE
Supple ladies and gentlemen accompany first of triathletes into ebbing river LOOSEJOINTED
Tell to insert into that which rises NOTIFY
The cause of a martyr is wonderful! TODIEFOR
Thin line, American, heading to the bottom LANKY
Uncompromising engineers describing a 325-day year? RELENTLESS