The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 24,997 - Apr 29 2010

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Clues Answers
Boss taking the cake, as man on Muscle Beach? STUD
Cross about mongrel showing up, if one must get cross CRUCIFIX
Dog's coat AFGHAN
Giant character decapitated ambitious type GOGETTER
Girl looking at something saucy SALAD
Imagine holding pose, showing box BASKET
Important to retain office, standing under new US president KENNEDY
In which old prostitutes going about upside-down clinches BAGNIO
Inventive mind is working under Rusbridger, say EDISON
Move quickly, bringing first of contraband into the south of France SCUD
Note on flier, inconsequential communication CHITCHAT
Old joke starts to get embarrassing, so delete EXPUNGE
Old poem, like 'Far Away'? OVERSEAS
Patient's chest CASE
Clues Answers
Primarily baker can't cook, perhaps, where accidents waiting to happen? BLACKSPOTS
Purpose in very warm weather to ensure no squatting indoors? HOUSETRAIN
Right to enter claim with name which provokes a reaction ALLERGEN
See 2 MUFFIN
See 9 DRESSING
Spray a painful back with cold contents AEROSOL
Sumptuous, like a throne room? LAVISH
Supporting front of tarpaulin, gets filthy stick out PROTRUDE
Sweatier pants, so to speak ASITWERE
Tilt item with hands, dropping left COCK
Turkish city drifting to China ANTIOCH
What the very thin girl eats — to get fat? EVERYTHING
While hidden, shoot bird SNIPE
Within such, the madness of maniac fits? FANATICISM