The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,224 - Apr 3 2014

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A chap interrupting shuts up birds PEAHENS
Agency worker almost the last word in saucy humour TEMPERAMENT
Apple not main fruit PEAR
C-in-C's talked about provider of light transport CANDLESTICK
Catch folk wandering round area not fully prepared ATHALFCOCK
Cheer as Chronicle leader's cut ELATE
Confederate colonel with class COLLEAGUE
Currently why children write to Santa? FORTHEPRESENT
Gates may display this, a Latin platitude ALTRUISM
Help — nothing's fair! SOSO
Here remote scientists work, as satanists cope badly SPACESTATIONS
Hold talks about blocking cheap goods TREAT
Housing team on site at fault MAISONETTE
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New man on board not first family member NIECE
Obsessive nurses talk up Italian fare LASAGNA
Old city dons a source of chocolate liqueur CURACAO
On leaving dance, drunken serf hit monarch CHARLESTHEFIRST
Pain in rear starts slowing down worker IRRITANT
Presume more discriminating fellow's moving to the right INFER
Queen has to struggle, cutting navy back with less assurance NERVIER
Scriptures give rise to anger in church faction COTERIE
Shoots gulls SUCKERS
Statesman unfortunately known as 'Nye', originally ALASKAN
Vehicle in Pedro's house a means of restoring motion? CASCARA
What the clumsy window-cleaner did on departure? KICKEDTHEBUCKET
With them you relish acceptable risks, backing in small amounts TASTEBUDS