The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,429 - Sep 16 2011

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Clues Answers
A dubious character, this masked man in theatre? OPERATOR
Corrupt gain is in 16, for example INSIGNIA
Device for removing bristles from jaw, nervously AWNER
Fighters sorry, oddly, about veteran SOLDIERY
It's not repackaged in attractive form CONSTITUTE
Leader of army badly lamed, but proceeded on foot AMBULATED
Man on board in calm sound PIECE
Marchers ignoring the odds — points of no return? ACES
Medal held by Pentagon general GONG
Ministers planting parts of it in the media PRIESTS
Most active 11, when last becomes first SPRIEST
Names last of three Europeans leaving Pacific island earlier CELEBS
Newspaper's turn to secure literary anthology GARLAND
Nibble at food a lot PECK
Offended, in France, very old-fashioned duke TRESPASSED
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One's found in church or part of cathedral CHOIR
Presenter with top-notch Republican introducing new part of speech ANNOUNCER
Prince standing on his head, say, in lake CASPIANSEA
Pure daughter is taken inside to be scolded CHASTISED
Refuses to accept right correction in records DISCREDITS
Shepherd and animal from herd STEER
Source of light at night as unorthodox sleep aid PLEIADES
Standard 7, such as 8, 20, 21 down, 22 down and 23 across or 3 and 18, together with 11, 12, or 22 across, possibly STARSANDSTRIPES
Standing in stream to drink BURTON
Stupidly pester top American player STREEP
Take care of English prop most sensitive to pain TENDEREST
This is spinning plus a source of radiation PULSAR
To continue getting coverage in papers is terrible PERSIST
What every solver thinks, initially, is the point of setting WEST