The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,893 - Dec 29 2009

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Clues Answers
Alert old maid, possibly as bee-keeper OBSERVANT
Area of activity in which men will be given very little information ORBIT
Chatter about something GS was noted for? BAG
Element getting mother so upset, hanging round centre of Devizes OSMIUM
G: First one in prison to get let out PLEASED
G: For getting into dance HAPPY
G: Land included in legal document DELIGHTED
Greek Christmas with passing of year was what GS advocated HOME
GS's adversary is artist leaving shop DELI
Has decided to take someone to court for publishing ISSUING
Hawk, when pursuing enemy completely heartlessly EYAS
Keeping something that won't be used again for almost a year? STOCKING
Lifeless person in GS's post earlier GREY
Like type of delivery from above reaching a fighting force OVERARM
Managed to get back to house for study group SEMINAR
Maybe watch dispatch going west TIMER
Medical examination reveals a new exceptional talent — ace incision! ANTENATAL
Clues Answers
Middle bits cut from old poem? That's strange ODDITY
Nothing to amuse us, see, in GS GLOOM
Old computer Michael returned ENIAC
Old rogues could be let loose in Capri soon PICAROONS
Plant with lumpy growths little girl pulled up BEDSTRAW
Registers and notices seen around American university ADMITS
S: Actors dine out DRACONITES
S: Society taken in by joker JASPER
S: Speaker addressing Eve in Eden, originally SERPENTINE
Saying nothing right in unfortunate mishap APHORISM
Scurrying insect has minimal time on heather BEETLING
See 1 RULE
She wants to do the room? One must get out of seat CHAR
Vessel in pond capsizing after start of storm SLOOP
War veteran stars alongside inadequate lad RAMBO
Weapon in a manner of speaking not what's expected LANCE