The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,942 - Feb 24 2010

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'Dismissed' call — could be a protest! OUTCRY
A medical preparation for the relief of stress? ATONIC
Bird, a favourite round the West Indies PEWIT
By chance incorporated tin and lead in alloy INCIDENTAL
Catches in cricket practice NETS
Chap's blundering gun hero ROUGHEN
Confined by sickness, commanded English doctor to come in BEDRIDDEN
Covers place with flowers PLASTERS
Family below supports what may be in top in the army BEARSKIN
Hotel information: 'Nice day!' maybe — it could be a gas! HYDROGENCYANIDE
In sight, for instance, after a fashion INASENSE
Insubstantial number at university accommodation centre TENUOUS
It's seen in the canteen CUTLERY
Kind person of a particular sort TYPE
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Like perfume, say? OK! ASSENT
Not a race to have confidence in RELY
One is on NUT organisation UNIONIST
One possibly giving advice from the US in Oldie piece ELDERSTATESMAN
Perplexed — and apparently not put on NONPLUSSED
Produce wrong net result? SCOREANOWNGOAL
Public transport on the rise — method is for one to go Underground SUBWAY
Run to earth with the lines set in place? TRACKDOWN
Snag with lid broken in cargoes LADINGS
Sort ions out with these scientific devices? ISOTRONS
Studies, say, the votes seen to be up in the air REDPOLLS
Swagger after losing face — it's a pain ACHE
The pick of the literary circle ELITE
Yarn we'd spread around the country is centre of investigations NEWSCOTLANDYARD