The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,901 - Jan 7 2010

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A superior assistant ABETTER
Be artful in novel form — this subject of 2 4 was FLAUBERT
Benefactor's name inscribed in entrance DONOR
Book by 2 4 having bad-tempered sound CROSS
British composer's village on Thames BARNES
Collect opinions from son on piece of art CANVASS
Composer's proverbial ignorance BLISS
Exactly 50% of work of 2 4 in this country ENGLAND
First principle of medicine awfully hard on MO DONOHARM
French dance lesson in castle BALMORAL
High-spirited in nature, be wild about kiss EXUBERANT
His Nobel honour ultimately excited this physicist NIELSBOHR
I'll be upset by nasty person endlessly defamatory as writer LIBELLOUS
In middle of a kingdom, cover tropical tree ARECAPALM
Influence on 2 4, who produced 3 and 27 AUSTEN
Legal expert in no military outfit MUFTI
Like some amusing drama, can be strangely liberating GILBERTIAN
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One involved in funny business, yet often upstanding COMIC
One making a killing during prolonged squeeze BOA
One Roman emperor related to another JULIAN
Pairs of drums — sailor turned up holding another TABLAS
Part of speech in extremely short book VERB
Performs parts in play ACTS
Ruler needed for measurements, arguably TSAR
See 10 CHANNEL
See 20 TABLE
So-called heroine of 18 in work of 22 down EMMA
Something to declare to court, or nothing LOVE
Song from European to be first in audition LIED
Way to shorten list briefly added to 24 down in work of 2 4 ETCETERA
Writer repeatedly included by lover, never neglected VERNE
Wrongly use a prison as way to influence behaviour PERSUASION
Yellow furniture made from noble metal, work of 2 4 LEMON