The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,507 - Dec 16 2011

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Clues Answers
Account in fault that turns out to be correct FACTUAL
Articles on a 2 twisted foot ANAPAEST
Australia has a single chicken and it's fast disappearing OZONELAYER
Big times for some in Oklahoma OSAGES
Bird finds oil spread in seaweed ORIOLE
Bugs for which Stalin's henchman introduced law BACTERIA
Criticism about wives, perhaps REVIEWS
Degree to which quartz is used in classical building BASILICA
Embryonic challenger to chess champion FOETAL
Fair in which is a tightrope walker BLONDIN
False clues crop up to sideline belief SECULARISE
High storey heard as not necessarily 15 TALLTALE
How a Londoner is said to work with this? ARDOUR
It's found in couples each at endless enmity HATE
Clues Answers
One denied having been told about cattle? HERD
One has to mind it with dogs and cats about STEP
Point to one politician as being ineffectual WIMP
Poor dear gran is upset DISARRANGE
Reluctant to read a little poetry? AVERSE
Science said to convey antipathy to Old Bill? METALLURGY
Special day, if eats are served up FIESTA
Stage equipment that's not so clever? DIMMER
Station that's passed on the way to its destination WATERLOO
Strong pure wolf stock POWERFUL
There's a warning in what's left to replace trees REFOREST
Tradesmen get to grips with them PLIERS
Virgin and child in stone MASONRY
Where soldiers appear to display idleness? INACTION