The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,061 - Sep 24 2013

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Clues Answers
8 in itself quaintly pleasing PERSECUTE
A bit in France sounds a fortiori here MORCEAU
Belief being firm about colour CREDO
Boy tries out record REGISTER
Chuffed by story about party leader ELATED
Conqueror turned to race, inter alia ATTILA
Crete lies roughly somewhere between Reykjavik and Aden! LEICESTER
Decree to take Britain as English UKASE
Element slightly indecent in church office CURACY
His name gained New World prominence VESPUCCI
Hunt with no time to be modest CHASE
Like marriage taking up Latin translation NUPTIAL
Lively Frenchman backed to become in charge ENERGETIC
Note girl gets to bailiff REEVE
Number turn out after emergency call and keep it going SOSTENUTO
Clues Answers
One sea and other river nymphs NAIADES
One that makes master feel inadequate? FEMALE
Plant setter's getting for the time being INTERIM
Politicians find rising star come to dead end DEMOCRATS
Recorder backing work for asylum seeker? EMIGRE
Revolting classic character can love America MUTINOUS
Scotch perhaps about a time to bully MALTREAT
She combines with it to be poetic COPE
Slight arch on East Sussex shore? CAMBER
Spice for 15 Roman character early in the week CINNAMON
Stress in the tube? UNDERLINE
Take away from foreign land DETRACT
Time read out from one side to the other DIAMETER
Watertight chamber is thus in metal shell CAISSON
What's said or sung, but not at church ORAL