The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,695 - Jul 23 2012

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Alan dreams about a lizard-like monster SALAMANDER
Appeared to be soundly joined SEEMED
Captivated by the Venus de Milo? DISARMED
Clear course of action after study CONSOMME
Eat out of house and home PICNIC
Either way it was once of some value in India ANNA
Excellent double comes up, demonstrating skill LAUDABLE
Good book for citizens ROMANS
Governor imprisoned by a revolutionary member of tribe APACHE
Greek god's head set in a ring APOLLO
He takes in the letters READER
It's not down as a source of poison UPAS
It's sung by numbers CHORUS
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Light and delicate piano had us quite excited DIAPHANOUS
Little bit of butter and jam SCRAPE
Mange somehow to produce and act at the same time MAKEDO
Metric units Lister worked with? LITRES
Mixes up signal and gets into a row ALIGNS
Mushroom cultivated in earthen cell CHANTERELLE
Need one tap repaired when the flow is minimal NEAPTIDE
Noble-sounding but without issue BARREN
Not even sufficient, strange as it may seem ODDLYENOUGH
One stealing a pound NICKER
Quotation on cost shows outlay required PRICETAG
Start an uproarious din inside, resulting in brawl SHINDY
Violent reaction against corporal punishment BACKLASH