The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,046 - Sep 6 2013

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Clues Answers
After a very close shave, gain for C BALDWIN
Among extremists in archipelago I wander northwards slowly ADAGIO
Ancient celebration, beautiful game ends anagrammatically for this year's crossword anniversary? CENTENNIAL
Auditor's drunk a golden drink NECTAR
Author up tree SUMAC
C — parliament's ultimate mother hen? THATCHER
C's Project? EDEN
C, half-cut Bush, for example, gatecrashing his party? CAMERON
Centre with C central to empty speaking? MIDST
Child in Israel misconstrued polymath ARISTOTLE
Cook red beef, not an insect CHEF
Dollar leap BUCK
Every so often, find old queen for drone IDLER
L batting during innings KINNOCK
L to pay FOOT
L — obsolete party and I'm flipping leading it! MILIBAND
L — some dictatorial bastard from the right? BLAIR
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Malicious type given bad name, that is MEANIE
Much offending staff about Paul's prayer to follow CRIMEWAVE
No unpleasant type rejected an unusual cat TIGON
One so thick-skinned audibly mocking foreign drama RHINO
Passage from paperback or another good book KORAN
Pierce organ, as would Spooner for Moses LAWGIVER
Pity endless sex at a stag party? RUT
Put down 'plus room' for C? LAIN
Rash above the neck inflamed, then? HOTHEADED
Render bite when barking, as cross INTERBREED
Rotate bum not entirely designed for stool TABOURET
Sect suffering for C CHURCHILL
Submissive prodigal son comes first SLAVISH
Substance ultimately found in tree, one type of resin ELEMI
Totally exposed, run end of spear into cut STREAK
Uplifting tune after a song ARIA