The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,777 - Oct 26 2012

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Clues Answers
12 23 down's fruit to order HIPPO
12's cat sees king beheading Russian novelist KORKY
Carrier holds aptly named football manager having strained his voice? HOARSENED
Change of leader for ’orse? ALTER
Copy concerned with backing Mussolini REPRODUCE
Don't allow an article on island character in 12 BANANAMAN
Drink for sergeant at northern French city ALENCON
Feeler misses a point thanks to student of pregnancy ANTENATAL
Figure of speakers entering, not well oiled ELLIPSOID
Fine for old and young alike DANDY
Folk that stray — not we — could be on everybody's lips TALKOFTHETOWN
From bottom of France to remote Surrey town's dues to 12 FONDFAREWELLS
Garden feature backed by a record agent PERGOLA
God, lawyer and beast going by car? PANDA
Clues Answers
Group and so on going into reverse OCTET
Hopeless part of 12 in 12: will telepathy find monarch in time? DESPERATE
Lethargy does for love in a primate LANGUOR
Listener to twig the old religion? WICCA
Mouth with no heart, evidence of camphor having been applied? MOTHPROOF
Nasty rotten hue, as far as that goes THEREUNTO
One making selfish use of would-be liberators imprisoned by one going out, perhaps EXPLOITER
Oration delivered in Canada ONTARIO
Swift and quiet in attack RAPID
Test for doctor at first on a line INTERNATIONAL
Tokay, heated mistakenly, following pages? Don't go to work! TAKETHEDAYOFF
Too much liquid left in what one eats? FLOOD
Two pound return on gold at church, used by 13 character as razor BLOWTORCH
Vex 12 character HARRY