The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,977 - Apr 6 2010

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A bird a doctor reared is under arrest BUSTARD
A mate getting married in the short term? ACRONYM
Convince with shaking fist, say? SATISFY
Country girl following bachelor's lead BOLIVIA
Deal with jam maker TRAFFIC
Dear friend's letters reg­ularly went astray ERRED
Enigma not puzzling essayist MONTAIGNE
Funny walk seen on telly originally? Nonsense! TWADDLE
He thought he was a philosopher DESCARTES
In favour of an outer garment APRON
In love — with sweetheart weaving around me ENAMOURED
Island scholar delving into Sanskrit sayings SUMATRA
Letter from Lysander about a dance LAMBADA
Love some modern paintings OPART
Major road blocked by evil gunmen ARTILLERY
Making a comeback in 'White Horse Inn', a musical heroine ANNIE
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Name successor in speech ADDRESS
Natives of exotic locat­ions with inside information INDIGENES
New student's missing father somewhere in Surrey ESHER
Not even a smoker on the outskirts of Pitlochry LUMPY
Noted place for bridge from six to midnight, stopping soon AVIGNON
Perhaps sole repository for local language FINNISH
Schools whence ideas came? ACADEMIES
Screen left out when joiner turns up REREDOS
Silent brothers, very quiet in dire straits TRAPPISTS
Small child wearing cap is kept within bounds LIMITED
Swans I see in river requ­iring a lot of bread EXPENSIVE
These statistics show lesbianism's origin is post-Sackville-West VITAL
Trick automobile manufacturer DODGE
Turn up right outside gym for social match COMPEER
Unsteady female coming round day after day on railway DODDERY
Where Americans fought over child in German race MANKIND