The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,152 - Jan 9 2014

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Clues Answers
A parting pursuit involving death that's memorable HAUNTING
Alchemists in cooking about right — to earn these? MICHELINSTARS
Aubrey's work as it happens in underpants BRIEFLIVES
Avenger waiting to serve God ELECTRA
Blurt out rank UTTER
Cross waves in secret to defect, ultimately INTERSECT
Disease caught by pair, lots scattered in terror SPOILTBRAT
Dissolute king half consumed by evidence of herpes? RAKISH
Gas faults in need of repair FLATUS
In America, where one goes to monitor facts after a review COMFORT
Inclination to enter competition to make a great profit CLEANUP
It's not worth doing, to be blunt POINTLESS
Just OK FAIR
Matter caught between modes of transport SUBJECT
Not quite clever enough — or too much? ABITTHICK
Clues Answers
One of two circles, one left to turn around TROPIC
One's taken to court to crush illegal activity SQUASH
Party girl, a bird? FLAPPER
Pot plant planted initially on border HEMP
Raise the dead with word of hesitation in old man EXHUME
Raise yokel to strangle duck HOICK
Red setter, did you say? RUFOUS
Sailor out of tune, that's plain SALTFLAT
See 1 RACKET
See 19 STATION
See 9 IRON
Stab with tip of dagger in weapon PIERCE
Totally reliable friend endlessly quaffing drink CAST
Wearing cooler hat, not so sophisticated INFANTILE