The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,727 - Jun 16 2009

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Bird set off in company of men going both ways ROOSTER
Bleat about bread being a 9 BANANA
Book referred to with honour in dailies CHAMBERS
Charts prove an asset, it's said, for an oldbattleship GRAFSPEE
Clobber soiled for those of a certain age OLDIES
Curve at point on River Spree BENDER
Drunk like some 9s CANNED
Fibre replacing Lycra in crop tops ACRYLIC
Girl following nose, we hear NANETTE
Girl having to live rough VIOLET
Give it a go for God! SATURN
Goes further than former favourites at 24, say EXCEEDS
Hols ruined with wet Wednesday in Yorkshire THEOWLS
Lifting a jumper in error is rude BOORISH
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Like a WC Fields set location? FLUSHINGMEADOWS
MP with somewhere to sleep in the city when not working PRESCOTT
Near defeat, finally, at 24 location? We're not out yet CLOSET
One of the 26 sat in MG, shortly to come out EMERGE
One producingdischarge from army, initially, in case of deserter DEFECATOR
Original 'back to nature' author? THOREAU
Prevent from having letter about 25 cropped DEPRIVE
See 25 QUEENS
Sheep's upset about ram's initial complaint HERPES
Show-off's first statement of intent MANIFESTO
The whole thing's about serving men ENTIRETY
US car's shortened bumper DODGE
WC Fields starting to overdose when eating duck as ready meal? CONVENIENCEFOOD
What's contemplated is a bit flipping irrelevant NAVEL