The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,341 - Aug 18 2014

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Clues Answers
A jolly girl's joining the fighting ships ARMADAS
A way to be on a horse? Yes ASTRIDE
Arch is rough cast on the outside ROGUISH
Arousing songs? DAWNCHORUS
Burn slowly, soon beginning to turn to dust SMOULDER
Close but brief contact TOUCHANDGO
Closing date for journ­alist's lifeless column DEADLINE
Cut the end of a weed DOCK
Economise in vain USELESS
Enjoys embracing one's rescuers SAVIOURS
Fixed new date for back garden makeover REARRANGED
It's very hard, yet maths revision is essential AMETHYST
Loved song and dance and colour ADORED
Lover Romeo, at Juliet's end becomes distraught AMORETTO
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Making ends meet for a sailor? SPLICING
Not subjects needed at school? RULERS
One of the Rolling Stones? MARBLE
Orange mashed up for a wild animal ONAGER
Records where St Joan kept bees? ARCHIVES
Religious book for a young lady — a student MISSAL
Set tone with appropriate neckwear for college students ETONCOLLAR
Shades of an ex-poet laureate, we hear HUES
Tear in distress, seen in one's eye RETINA
The beauty of justice FAIRNESS
The idiot got left in a spot DOLT
They support British artists BRAS
Way change of date may be expressed STATED
You can count on it being at the top of a column ABACUS