The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,774 - Aug 10 2009

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Clues Answers
Actress and dancer protecting daughter for movie composer RODGERS
Asian city clustered round old marketplace AGORA
Bank of Scotland welcoming constant support BRACE
Beat — with extra energy, still beat LEATHERED
Brief affair? Over year FLYING
Calm, embracing male in evening out SMOOTHING
Changing program without right, not a live broadcast RECORDING
Check on books, having access to mine outside university AUDIT
Criminal covering area, one searching for plunder FORAGER
Eager to bag duck? Duck, indeed AVOID
Expressions of agreement with person speaking in French town AMIENS
Feeling I put into judgment SENTIENCE
Holding ace in card game of South American type CARIB
In the chair, restraining Democrat under influence of drugs SEDATED
Instrument of top player gripping India on the radio? SITAR
Intermittently dropped off, having put out across river DROWSED
Clues Answers
Join, in a way, when one gets admitted in private SOLDIER
Large number of Romans entering plant producing semimetal GERMANIUM
Late notice about king's round trip ORBIT
Leader of Indians at centre of powwow in Sitka, say CONIFER
Measures taken about opening of studio for painters CUBISTS
Name of girl Irish leader encountered in part of Munster CLAIRE
Reckoning in a way without Conservative's bad habit ADDICTION
Runner carrying diamonds, not so hot MILDER
Steps taken to include English in treaties PEACES
Study of behaviour, including new analysis of human groups ETHNOLOGY
Suspicious about name for mixed drink SHANDY
Take back island held by princess REGAIN
Turned away and changed sides, embracing left DEFLECTED
Very small amount of uranium not duplicated outside OUNCE
Was furious about front of garment being old and torn RAGGED
Wine and liqueur Henry put inside frame CHASSIS