The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,257 - Feb 28 2011

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Adjusted the sails and docked TRIMMED
Book not one's first choice RESERVE
China tea MATE
Currently the chief form of jazz? MAINSTREAM
Deserted, being completely irresponsible ABANDONED
Duke Ellington's mood? INDIGO
Emerge neither winner nor loser still after a piece of luck BREAKEVEN
Fractions of the highest order EIGHTHS
Growing area, one with a shrub GARDENIA
Hairstyle for a make­over AFRO
Influences or distorts the standard COLOURS
Joined the club UNITED
Makes an entry, a footnote about fruit APPEARS
Nearly every one goes by taxi for the party CABAL
Objects to Ernest's replacement RESENTS
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One making records gets the music right SCORER
Open with a play by Shaw CANDIDA
Political leaders revised means test STATESMEN
Probe about language is widening DILATING
Publicity coverage of speech ADDRESS
Rubbish heap contains heads of faded flowers PIFFLE
Sailor held by a devout Buddhist state ALABAMA
Slept and dreamed about a new ship PADDLESTEAMER
Smell reportedly comes from river ODOUR
Substandard rice pudding served in the wardroom? OFFICER
Tender after getting the stick? One may give you treatment STAFFNURSE
To be hesitant is not entirely modest DEMUR
Unusual quotes in a maths book? EQUATIONS
Wood works in church COPSE