The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,673 - Jun 27 2012

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A large and violent goddess that reacts with 6 ALKALI
Article absorbed by players before another game CANASTA
As you're speaking, this goes overhead AZURE
British union leader in revolt, turning 11 and 8 BRUISING
Choose king that is holding strange club, male counterpart of 5 25? ELECTRIC
Danish 8, for example, that's said to make one smile CHEESE
Directions sailor needed to clean deck SWAB
Establishes one's position in store after reorganisation ORIENTS
Gloomy coastguard's last on rescue vessel DARK
Heartless husband pinching ring, a scoundrel HOUND
In evil fashion one's trapped in a French tree UNHOLILY
It's in Oklahoma, Hawaii … and Nebraska OMAHA
Kind of 25 half-heartedly put in pen CORAL
Like 8 but not 25 in one game, it follows 8 and 25 in another BLACK
Means to connect scientist, as well as the writer, to listeners HOOKANDEYE
One calmly adapted, accepting husband 8 MELANCHOLY
One cuts off electricity at home — our last resort INSULATOR
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One metre used in variety of basic verse IAMBICS
Part of explosive mixture shattering steel trap SALTPETRE
Religious work faculty outside university's taken up SUTRA
Reversed crazy attempt to 25 STAB
Revise the tale for 8 (20 or 27), perhaps ATHLETE
See 19 Down BLUE
See 5 PINK
Settle what's not serious LIGHT
Slender and supple, is going to experience desire without love WILLOWISH
Small dog, by day's end, is 8 SMUTTY
Some work contributing, either way, to greater good ERG
Something helpful containing cold, so-called drug ACID
Spent a pound, getting nothing in return ALLIN
Spice to eat, spread over old vegetable dish MACEDOINE
Test material that shows up in final? It must LITMUS
Vivid colour of hair covering key person SHOCKING