The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,759 - Oct 5 2012

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Clues Answers
15's work, if a mermaid breaks off to introduce yarn from Richmond? MEIM
5 a part rewritten with religious rite for 15's work APRIVATE
A pleasing thing for Turkish generals AGAS
Anticipating a comic, it having popular features inside AWAITING
Bowler's dream, new balls caught in the slips TENWICKETS
Copy returned shortly, thrill getting hold of terribly sad work of 15 KAFKASDICK
Difficult as a hitch? KNOTTY
Drug — figure drawing it in inhaling poisonous gas? NICOTINE
Einstein's old oath about butter somewhat lost EGGHEAD
Fish put in one's ear PLAICE
Go by land, getting cold WINTRY
Guillotine out to slice through vessel, sliced into pieces CUTUP
Is the bottle so courageous? SPIRITED
Juliet's heart and Lear's desire LIKING
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Month after one thrown from vehicle, find wing in church TRANSEPT
Number of convictions proves contradictory, thief ultimately claimed BELIEFS
One climbed clear as English author BENNETT
Power of pulling, for certain? GFORCE
See 11 BOYS
See 20 FUNCTION
See 24 VIRGINIA
See 24 WOOLF
See 24 Across AFRAIDOF
Settle on leading celebrities for theatre FOOTLIGHTS
Shine on beyond deadly sin LUSTRE
Story taking month, not a month less a day MYTH
Where China Sea becomes choppy in the wind FAREAST
Work of 15: among plays, others by him not entirely ambiguous THEHISTORY