The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,147 - Oct 21 2010

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Clues Answers
11's battle horse in battle ten years after 10 COPENHAGEN
11's favourite novel? EMMA
11's hard part of speech HORATIO
3 should drop Europe on the verge THRESHOLD
Bestial characters make a bloomer ASTILBE
Buddies turn up for punishment SLAP
Celebration of romance produced most willingly LIEFEST
Choose industrial chemists' solution: we deal with … OPTICIANS
Copy of setter's first pictures IMITATE
Craft work of giant encased in salt BRIGANTINE
Dipper in river and lake OUSEL
Fighter at 10 from three rivers TEMERAIRE
Forerunner of 28 used differently in river TUESDAY
Have a meal, eating some muffins, and digest SUMUP
Hi! All h*** let loose — it's diathesis ILLHEALTH
Likely divorcee's grudge holding water RESPONDENT
Clues Answers
Money to be paid after 19s DUTY
Motherland is pregnant, according to 11's signal ENGLAND
Musical engagement with first line a former tenor GIGLI
Partially enclosed salt water animal at Scottish well? SEALOCH
Private gun? TOMMY
Return of Turner's last painting in which a flag is unfurled today … TRAFALGAR
Romance is return of Morse (say) chasing tailless monkey LANGUEDOC
See 19 Across EXPECTS
Song of repetitious date YESTERDAY
Swap coil for deflected air stream TRADEWIND
Tough novelist HARDY
Turn of phrase that shows who I am when I'm backed IDIOM
Unimportant part of indicator at motorway junction MINOR
… lip service from 27 KISS
… one of 11's problems, which could be jolly SIGHT
… saw the last of Londoners with a stammer requesting … LORDNELSON