The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,336 - May 31 2011

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23's blonde bombshell HARLOW
23's Dagenham employer once behind girls, oddly dismissed ILFORD
23's favourite of 5 importing baccy, finally RAYLEIGH
23's good child, back shortly EPPING
23's Kelly perhaps taking grass or spliff ultimately, strong, while standing on head SAFFRON
23's marriage of two boys BASILDON
23's nesting cups? BRAINTREE
A lie is conceived about Catholic leader to strip one of clerical status LAICISE
A little bit needed to secure second game WHIST
Act of making cool programme about jazz player I love PLACATION
Antelope, best one unfortunately ending in wok STEENBOK
Blend containing oxygen, last of dry air MELODY
English king out of the country, promoted over the new queen ELIZABETH
Favourite of 5's opponents, having jolly good fun ESSEX
Figure I make, certainly disheartened, nothing to write about NINETYSIX
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In-flight security device takes energy from asteroid drifting around back of Jupiter STAIRROD
It was deduced by taking port during short month APRIORI
Killer with first of goons, punching destroyer HANDGUN
Mass meetings run with friends RALLIES
Most filthy is it, with germ spreading? GRIMIEST
Note, always a note that comes up BREVE
Old Venetian, bow in hair, old look MARCOPOLO
Part that's just my sort of thing! SOME
Places hosting one's fights RESISTS
Queen of Iran, never ANNE
See 6 Down WALDEN
Sharp like a fly, might you say? NATTY
Slowly eat away at some bacon daughter's dressed formally? GRINDDOWN
Urge one to divide parties LIBIDO
Waste, I trusted, that's what it is! DETRITUS