The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,697 - May 12 2009

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Clues Answers
Account of Jack's despatch process much appreciated by readers? RIPPINGYARN
Advance with care and take an inferior position SUBTEND
Bearing maintained by naughty nineties director EISENSTEIN
Broadcast (Webster's broadcast) BESTREW
Early radio call broadcast least in the way CRYSTALSET
Film chain entertained by dodgy spy ring PSYCHO
Finish military training and faint PASSOUT
I say educator should reveal source WELLHEAD
Illegal width — furlong out WRONGFUL
Leader has worked hard SHAH
Legal position of a plant stripper taking time off LOCUS
Market opening end of month in French city NICHE
Old Frank's alias, back to front name SALIAN
One engaged to put down flames FIREEATER
Peeler's activity rating TEARINGOFFA
Clues Answers
Pension element, possibly chimney sweep's ultimate problem LUMPSUM
Plane distributed standard aid for climbing ALPENSTOCK
Play guitar, restraining muscle to produce the full tonal range? SPECTRUM
Pure as the beast at the start of the Kipling story? SPOT
Rib mate found on the dining table? BONECHINA
Rule of problem-solving supplied, reportedly, by defeated Democrat with periodic stress? ALGORITHM
See 14 STRIP
See 6 LESS
Smooch Isthmus NECK
Theatre stage housing not working ATREST
They'd personally advise you to unsay 'Nag' outburst AGONYAUNTS
To get lean one should have Nimble around DEFAT
Twice includes fungus as muscle BICEPS
Uranium stored in a folding plastic like a mould FUNGOIDAL
Wine on dress revealed by some observed stars REDSHIFT