The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,170 - Nov 17 2010

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Clues Answers
20's adaptations, with title he made up TOPHAT
20's reason fool follows regular pattern CHECKPOINT
20's right, case to be reassessed REICHSTAG
20's sailing boat capsizing in middle of Wash ALWAYS
20's schmuck eating metal, different inhaling nitrogen, it follows PUTTIN
A son of the Empire State bearing daughter, no one specific ANYBODY
Become stiff absorbing one's heat PASSION
Certain to find a prison in prisoner CAST
Drink requiring 15 25 stomach? ASTI
Drop down to pinch women's booty SWAG
European city sees African country losing heart to characters in opposition? BERLIN
First of students taking alcohol, sozzled, scoffing me for his dinner? SCHOOLMEAL
Important agreements keeping church in fuel are new relationships PEACETREATIES
Islands or island around the north ORKNEY
Most insignificant little bird circling European river, endlessly rising TINIEST
Clues Answers
Number of thugs, German, holding soldier John up HOOLIGANS
Person after death's represented — here? HEADSTONE
See 1 ONTHERITZ
See 10 CHARLIE
See 15 IRON
See 4 TAILS
See 4 TIEAND
See 4 WHITE
Sell pint that's dodgy, getting wasted ILLSPENT
Short man of the cloth cut a few sharp lines? CLERIHEW
This is why, say, it's impious HERESY
Tooth in canine a figure's lost is gold INCISOR
Very proper request SOLICIT
Wife, seeing girl with husband, blowing top and ditching ring MISSUS