The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,936 - Feb 18 2010

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Clues Answers
'Dragon's Den' resident put-down exponent: 'Small time stuff, consuming energy' STGEORGE
A fir's function, metamorphosing a slug DOUGLAS
African country's lacking an alternative word for 'froth' SUDS
Bob recruits new and old treasure-burier FLINT
Buffalo Bill is performing — not bad BISON
Buttoned-up, notorious cavalry leader? CARDIGAN
Capillary device on which pests get WICK
Cast off depression! SLOUGH
Cold sheltered housing live issue CHILD
Computer-generated figure often tipping cart in river FRACTAL
Dirty B movie, opening — and closing — in Rocky Ridge BEGRIMED
Fearing losing capital, being a student? READING
Food mark seen on US numbered list? HASHSIGN
Head-turning, diminut­ive Ms Westwood roving Rue Gourmet BONVIVEUR
How do you do without a round body? HULL
Clues Answers
It stops well before king CORK
Lost keys for Charlie's temporary refuge SKYE
Not worthy of mutineer yanked aboard finally UNMERITED
Often at its start there was (in quotes) fruit twist LIMERICK
Pause after seeing this Central American currency COLON
Procure round tip of cochlear implant BURY
Python member speech that's unlikely to be about 'The Meaning of Life'? IDLETALK
Saloon brawl leading to burial place BARROW
Senior trapped in audit­orium's receptacle HOLDALL
Show key on large tree that produces keys FLASH
Thoroughly modern girl taking exercise by day, diminutive leggy thing MILLIPEDE
Timber trade DEAL
To die for, fancy (Foreign Office rejected) finish of nuclear sub? EDITOR
Union out of the quest­ion for such a women's overseer? EUNUCH
Woman as object, without independence ENID