The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 25,884 - Mar 1 2013

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Clues Answers
Bed chamber? DIVINGBELL
Best man seen round back of hotel, drunk PICKLED
Colouring matter — minute dash goes in MELANIN
Compass shows north, needed in storm RANGE
Crusade going wrong with surprising lameness — do they want to put the clock back? USEDCARSALESMEN
Denies entrance into cosy home, when time has passed NEGATES
Endless sweet cake is wrong TORT
Film in San Marino not so bad RAINMAN
Force back partner's head in dance REPEL
Give up work, when under the doctor DROP
Lecturer, a figure in mathematics, brief and to the point LACONIC
Liberal held in derision, making one cross SALTIRE
Officer and ordinary soldiers locked in toilet COMMODORE
Old boy has hesitation during drink — needing to do this? SOBERUP
One could create max. stir, maybe? MARXIST
Clues Answers
Party order — two articles delivered outside ATHOME
Praise message of indifference to nation? The reverse! KUDOS
Puff? Puff perhaps, when legless DRAG
Reveal peacekeepers wanting sudden improvement across society UNBOSOM
Single island in setting that's not spoilt UNMARRIED
Some err, wanting new direction — feeling this? REMORSE
Spooner's awful misty weather? Hearth's the place for one to be FIREDOG
Sun has to be demeaning to women? SEXIST
This person did the work and put on a false show, we hear FECIT
Thus Greek character's beginning to make specious argument SOPHISM
Vessels, any number, in bay for time of celebration BURNSNIGHT
Weary one falling before end of walk — a long one TREK
What may produce bangs that could be supersonic PERCUSSION
What to do for pre-match security? Look at the issues GOOVERTHEGROUND
Where you may find shrubs pruned raggedly — just some! BACKGARDEN