The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,775 - Aug 11 2009

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A time to back the stadium ARENA
Community head: e's sent round for basic thing ESSENCE
Cut in dimensions, say INCISE
Distress seen, whoever seizes revolving exit ANXIETY
Fair charge FINE
For Spooner, essential father leaves here TEACADDY
Grey has a fling ASHY
Incendiary device, Spooner's 25 15? FIRE
Instruction to dog to bite fool — dog acting? LASSIE
Joker having sworn, nothing less, an individual taken off as perjurer JONATHAN
Might 25 be close to breast, trapped, protecting ring TWOEDGED
No longer confined, holding on for advocate EXPONENT
Not hard to keep promise, pity 8 22 spoke of this SWORD
Obscene author? See why I'm she who used to disapprove of it? MARY
Clues Answers
Odd bits removed, barber cut path so short ABRUPT
One demonstrating Hitchcock's murder scene SHOWER
See 2 WHITEHOUSE
See 24 Across LIGHTER
See 25 OFTRUTH
See 8 AITKEN
Slight sensation in fingers, some taken upwards KATEMOSS
Speeding driver's pal hurt in middle of pal's race SCHUMACHER
Stick grabs attention where trees not seen CLEARING
Tarnished silver SECONDBEST
Top starter? JUMPER
Tyrant developed our respect PERSECUTOR
US measure it, beginning to accelerate in recession, people learned LITERATI
Wonderful thing curry, perhaps HOTSTUFF