The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,813 - Dec 7 2012

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Clues Answers
Bathe between Old English and American dramatised by … OEDIPUS
Beginning and seeing off second GENESIS
Burrower to supply weapon in test MARMOT
Buyer to pursue tenacious creature BULLDOG
Chronicler taking time off in outbuilding HOLINSHED
Country first in needing food HUNGARY
Cushy sale arranged by exponent of 11 28 AESCHYLUS
First among men making work of 27 AGAMEMNON
First in the field (estimated) ELDEST
Grabbed stuff from page with Labour led by himself PLUNDERED
Have no more to say? Use the tea towel DRYUP
Insult that should not take one aback? AFFRONT
Keep wine near Manchester STOCKPORT
Kidnap leader of society, of course SNATCH
North wind on north Scots town NAIRN
Nothing can replace extended play for making 4 across horrid ODIOUS
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Pasta as possible anag of Los Angeles? LASAGNA
Persian associate with a work of 12 MEDEA
Place and time can be very destructive LOCUST
Plantation of police, say COPSE
Remove covering as before ERASE
See 11 TRAGEDY
See where I go round house in cold climate IGLOO
Send away for backing in invading party BANISH
Sibelius's forte, rendering of the year in Asian country FINLANDIA
Solver starts to think of Salad Days YOUTH
Split church and miss opportunity outside SCHISM
Stink in government terminally spread like wildfire, with your first result of Euro-crisis … GREEK
Terribly verbose remark OBSERVE
Urge former partner to start gardening EXHORT
… exponent of 11 28, cooking chop and fish outside SOPHOCLES
… some of which I spied, disguised as exponent of 11 28 EURIPIDES