The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,577 - Mar 7 2012

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Clues Answers
'Mordancy' nicely defining one of her characteristics? CYNIC
And is man ultimately lacking soul? ANIMA
Black cuckoo in book about large and small American birds BOBOLINKS
Bones regularly revealed in our lineage ULNAE
Carries on, keeping wits about one at last WAGES
Clipped — and rude? MANICURED
Dog's state is primarily to be a dog BASENJI
Great boxer's disheartened by rough bloke's tactics at first BRILLIANT
It contains fodder and is thus about to be welcomed by horse NOSEBAG
Kitchen oddly disposed of stores and old refrigerators ICEHOUSES
Leading experts try crossing two types of monkey, vainly EGOTISTICALLY
Little people contain essence of parents, ie sets of chromosomes GENOMES
Maiden's month trapped in dilapidated urinal INAUGURAL
Not many from Edinburgh, say, get drunk habitually SOTTISH
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Performer surviving without French money in the old days EXECUTANT
Performing, bound one limb around another LEAPING
Perhaps Glaswegian workers, in conclusion, have a drink SCOTCHANDSODA
Popular books about what you do, unable to pay debts INSOLVENT
Pregnant warbler? It's the sound of spring! BOING
Steal pub's profit BARGAIN
Steps you can take to avoid exercise? ESCALATOR
Stuck around, taking a breather CLUNG
Town memorably producing pie MELTONMOWBRAY
Turning out to be old, posh former policeman? OUSTING
Various emails, no clues MISCELLANEOUS
Violet Elizabeth's lied, getting lash THONG
Wearing Long Johns? ARTISTS
Women's group starts to criticise celebrity as a modern-day cult WICCA