The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,475 - Nov 9 2011

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Clues Answers
Aesthetic or non-aesthetic? He's gone for the former ARTY
Batter who makes test runs all the time THELITTLEMASTER
Blasts upwards and pierces flag STANDARD
Books belonging to Esther or Ruth, say — or those not yet mentioned OTHERS
Bouncer, saving time, bad spy tailed? POTOROO
British PM's obvious success BALDWIN
C-in-C, one taking both sides in rumour WARLORD
Can he? JOHN
Cut away some of trees out of control around castle RESECT
Ding-dong involving Johnny Green and Tommy Stout in fortunate circumstances? WELLTODO
Double manoeuvre against province men met with calamity PINCERMOVEMENT
Energy packs divers never finish VENEER
Fashionable place to walk along the pier topless RIGHTON
Floor formation, not a little camp STALAG
Clues Answers
Function involving end of exam: every candidate taking part received a little food course SMALLINTESTINE
Gem? TWIN
Head up, in maintaining current easy disposition BONHOMIE
Ice cream for the perspiring parts of genius? NINETYNINE
Journalists hurry PRESS
Mediocre writing by a follower of Oscar PAPA
Principle or not a popular order for CAMRA members! RATIONALE
Rogue 'repaired' air con, trapping oxygen; there's little change ahead PICAROON
Short, general email off the subject LIEGEMAN
Slowly responded to some of the advice of Polonius? LENTO
The Rain King is, they conclude, in love HENDERSON
Throwaway remark? WASTENOTWANTNOT
Under counter, old drunken farts won sham argument MANOFSTRAW
Work to repeat work OPERETTA