The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,207 - Dec 31 2010

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Clues Answers
12 on time for food TRIPE
Birds start to run in all directions WRENS
Centre of attraction in pub: policeman providing rum BACARDI
Chap bumped into at first in London suburbs METROLAND
Dopey given short change in America DIM
Female novelist has it in for Labour leader GAITSKELL
Film director first to include song? Not so! PREMINGER
Flower expert needing no introduction ASTER
Game birds brought to book BOWLS
Get hot under the collar following Australian runner — not down under! FUME
Indian worker raising fruit, quite content WALLAH
JFK formerly unemployed? Crazy! IDLEWILD
Leading man in 13 across ignoring the odds AHEAD
Mad Hatter's odd, having little time to run SHORTDATED
More dice being cast? It's no great shakes! MEDIOCRE
Naturally a gift is left for blonde to accept FLAIR
Nothing to support listed building extension LEANTO
Clues Answers
Plant in Herts reorganised by director RESTHARROW
Poetry from Black Sea port lacking sex appeal ODES
Red inside like gold dust RARE
Regrettable dismissal of American loser SADSACK
Report from outlaw on edge of greenwood BANG
Retreat from announcement of great uncertainty HIDEOUT
Russian leader in bed, topless IVAN
Set for scan and playback? READY
Tasteless articles about one computer game TIPCAT
The city of Orlando's a pleasant part in retrospect ELPASO
Timber frames with slight modification TWEAK
Topper recollected his talk SILKHAT
Up in arms about leaders of Nicaraguan group aided in scandal IRANGATE
Who tabled amendment for coup de grâce? DEATHBLOW
Win over, for example, taking wickets SWAY
Yorkshire beauty queen, we hear, pulls the wool over one's eyes MISLEADS