The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,159 - Nov 4 2010

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Clues Answers
A theologian was in front? That's bad ADDLED
America's responsibility? ONUS
Big trouble when played for fun underground? MERRYHELL
Black rhyme for Greene's coloured boy INKY
Boss me about — stratagem? I'm not sure EMPLOYER
Call number — does it exist? VISIT
Contrasting duo tilt wrong way — tilt has Gerald in trouble LITTLEANDLARGE
Extreme variance — ††† (pictured) DAGGERS
Gold ring in lounge with paper maybe not far from … LOOROLL
Hobson gave one no work and nothing in cash OPTION
It turned into flowers, having no time to shop BOUTIQUE
Merrymaking before other things that are sad and dreary FUNEREAL
Missing conclusion to 1 down's 4s LOST
New is old at work LABOUR
Clues Answers
Nothing and none 18 between those at 26 24 LOVE
One called to defend Hamlet from seeing car, it may be MINISTEROFGRACE
Poodle (but it isn't) turning up as heavenly friend? LAPDOG
Science involving force with CID's many changes DYNAMICS
See 26 DRAWN
Sitting astride horse, say, with lots of people about THRONGED
Stunned and a bit withered inside TASERED
Suffering from as much vertigo as possible is commonly too much GIDDYLIMIT
Surveyor's report of the more unusual illumin­ation THEODOLITE
Top answer changed about — changed radic­ally REVOLUTIONISED
Transmit over cliff to get meat for stew SCRAGEND
Unlike those at 26 24, opens letters — a monarch calls ONSPEAKINGTERMS
Way of taking insulin — not in beer — for the more mature lady BLUERINSE
… spa lacking lustre put under drier? BATHMAT