The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,819 - Dec 14 2012

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Clues Answers
A key that leads to a hitch? AISLE
Almost never related to astronomy! ONCEINABLUEMOON
Cast, say, from Windsor chair? THRONE
Charlie gets back around mid-morning, overdue — turning a dull grey colour GUNMETAL
Chuck, for starters, fish left in neighbour's garage FLING
Crooked cashier withdrawing a lot of material possessions RICHES
Distress with endless problems one day before AGGRIEVE
English bishop takes gold? Whoops! ERROR
Fetching a number of Romans by order to see COMELY
Harder time getting old? How repugnant for the Queen TOUGHER
Home counties copper, god of the house, is beginning to move to a worldly way of thinking SECULARISM
How did little devil behave? With shock! IMPACT
In the past dry, yet sea rough … YESTERDAY
Nothing against a bit of work — to keep busy I left women for an overbooked gathering OVERFLOWMEETING
Clues Answers
On about messieurs (in French) getting into bed — my lips are sealed NOCOMMENT
Overcome journey, say, from the kitchen garden? BEETROOT
Prehistoric flint head of the Spanish distant conflict ELFARROW
Protective cover, enough for a very little tot THIMBLE
Quick answer in practice is incentive to get up RIPOSTE
Quits flat EVEN
Regenerates us? Does getting pickled? SOUSED
Sarcastic talk brings club to untimely end IRONY
Sheriff yodelling is a bit dubious IFFY
So a hug upset outstanding girl? 15 needed! ENOUGHSAID
Stone me! Belonged to you a long time ago, in a way AMETHYST
Use ropes flexibly on the surface, raised in relief REPOUSSE
Very cold parrot starting a course of action POLICY
… soon, for example, about half London may be engulfed ERELONG