The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,871 - Dec 1 2009

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Clues Answers
A doctor's manner when near flowers? BEDSIDE
A favourite of 'Gardeners World' COSMOS
A fish jelly AGAR
Ancestor often living rent-free GRANDPA
Anguish caused when daughter leaves the charade in distress HEARTACHE
Big cigar for smoking in full formal dress REGALIA
Blue papers filed in document DEPRESSED
Criteria for judging judges? BENCHMARKS
How Keats wrote upside down INVERSE
Intend to change name MEAN
Living dangerously, the last refusnik joined rebellion RISKING
Medication made to please? PLACEBO
My! A Shaker swinging wild blows! HAYMAKERS
Now in the cinema: it features horsemen APOCALYPSE
Opera heroine among the stars NORMA
Clues Answers
Plant with variegated edges SEDGE
Positions for ticket clerks … STATIONS
Skilled worker established church in converted cinema MECHANIC
Spell 'Cretan' differently TRANCE
Stay separate CLEAVE
The letter I posted contains the answer RIPOSTE
They eat out in the workshop ETCHERS
Time for familiar dance COMMONMEASURE
Type of green EMERALD
Weapon found in spare ground SPEAR
What's left of the steaks? RUMPS
Where to get fresh bread? CASHPOINT
With this you could cut out the frills PATTERN
… and this carrier of ale PORTER