The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,086 - Oct 23 2013

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Clues Answers
Compassion some weeks after conflict WARMTH
Contract required while in shelter LEASE
Current king in approach to palace, scratching bottom THERMAL
Curry from Lithuania? Not quite! BALTI
Dog or worm is up an instrument SITAR
Earth, say, on English sycamore PLANETREE
Fairy, perhaps, raised just over half a ton of cash to support tree strangled by branch WASHINGUP
Fool Oscar but not Wilde? HALFWIT
Having turned back nearly half way across ocean, explorer leaves from the Americas TOBACCO
Islanders on Martinique not once seizing vessel JAMAICANS
Like viruses having a rest, lying back inside maple ACELLULAR
Most painful? Then put your feet up SOREST
Nation supporting lead player in Chad every so often COSTARICA
No thanks to Garbo, Monroe wandering in space backstage GREENROOM
Old document, Reform Act (anagram) MAGNA
Port, after lid removed, passed round the wrong way ODESSA
Clues Answers
Rash appearing as potty put on head MADCAP
See 25 CARTA
See 27 LIQUID
Setter with water living on fruit QUICKLIME
Shroud city featuring shrouds TURIN
Snack, Spooner's filth of the filth? POPCORN
Some leaves to make cha? SPINACH
Somewhere dangerous, exciting to see HOTSPOT
Step down first of stairs to break rule RESIGN
Stop propaganda happening PREVENT
The wrong way for TV presenters to pour wine DECANT
Thread attaching fringes of lungi and shawl to back of cape LISLE
Thug eating up junket for starters — it's coated in breadcrumbs GOUJON
Tidy, maintained without muck for a start KEMPT
Upper house covering little Australian paperwork ROOFTOP
Where glasses sit precisely ONTHENOSE