The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,295 - Jun 25 2014

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Clues Answers
A 'grubby' person coming to the party? CATERER
A cut is nasty, cut initially stinging CAUSTIC
Action in which bear making great effort is drowned DELUGED
Bad boy at school would have had to be hard to prevail against TAKESOMEBEATING
Book from past — I love plot concealed BIOGRAPHY
Dog competition in which one slips a place TRAIL
Embarrassed about sexes sitting next to each other, ensconced on sofa? COMFY
Every six months or less, a term that's flexible SEMESTRAL
Farm animal in street overturned vehicles TRAMS
Girl mixing with men is a mischievous sort GREMLIN
He's a cool customer, almost ridiculously sweet CHOCOLATEMOUSSE
Left-side entry made by old-fashioned socialite with sex appeal DEBIT
Like burglars one's seen outside home very briefly UNINVITED
Male odd in female attire — is that not conjuring up a picture? DREAMLESS
Clues Answers
Material obtainable from ores — metal ELASTOMER
Modern miss with jumper on shares accommodation ROOMS
Paper produced after rags have been collected CLOAKROOMTICKET
Pet in northeast town? Fashion to be avoided DARLING
Player, inert, transformed with stimulants INSTRUMENTALIST
Prize exhibit women kept in store that is next to church SHOWPIECE
Producer starts with most actors keen entering rehearsals MAKER
Quaint boy sent a message TWEETED
Ran down tail? BACKBIT
Rather shattered at end of exercise — with this going up? HEARTRATE
Sailor getting damaged kept dry ABSTAINED
Screen guest with the thing being hidden VISOR
Term for old German covers master race's member HUMAN
Types to buzz around firm, primarily managers or 'suits' BECOMES