The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,770 - Oct 18 2012

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Clues Answers
1 down x C = pillow talk? BEDTIMESTORY
A total — or partial — ass? BOTTOM
Animal ending in both two corners? HEDGEHOG
As it is, reel off Jacob's descendants ISRAELITES
Beat time, having raised orchestral baton, initially THROB
Bung stops, no power circulating TOSS
Bury intense emotion, upset in periods lacking leadership INTERREGNA
Carrier bigger than rocks found by middle of cove OVERNIGHTBAG
Chemical element + 1 across, 21 - 50 SULPHUR
Dove embracing peace, primarily, for 19 23 COOPER
Dry figure ÷ 5 across THIRSTY
Former UN leader squeezing daughter behind priest, the worm ANNELIDAN
Fugitives wary as unprepared? RUNAWAYS
Gas (um, no) about to decline capital HELSINKI
Issue for arm stuck in shoe PROMULGATE
Clues Answers
Journalist capturing relative in colour drawing PENANDINK
Lean's ultimate director in fat hat SUNHELMET
Opera singer LULU
Piano for a couple of monkeys GRAND
Possibly arm one with a club MEMBER
Queen's comment cut, first of expletives smothered MEOW
Responsibility not yours, then? ONUS
Reversing vehicle, man — doing this? BACKING
Roman poet about to make a mistake, study being disregarded OVERRIDDEN
Run time for England batsman TROTT
Savage going after wild animal, a bloomer TIGERLILY
See 19 MAKER
Stocktaker's loss, for a start, in something corroding RUSTLER
Thing frequently aboard ship, vessel SOFTSPOT
Tidier rings round wood by pub craftsman BARREL