The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23698 - September 5, 2007

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Amount of work - Grenadier Guards have it both ways ERG
Attack on officer, an all-out effort GENERALSTRIKE
Before start of play, cheerleader gets flowers CACTI
Beginners in chess realize a bishop is to move obliquely CRAB
Bookkeeper giving pound to Scot after winner's finish LIBRARIAN
Conservative/Socialist split CLEFT
Cricket side at Oval scored smoothly LEGATO
Director's position is less than fine OVERCAST
Endless public disturbance in place of carnival RIO
Feel bewildered about book that's unconventional REBEL
Fish, in small quantity - roughly a bite WHITEBAIT
Healthy colour, we hear, having taken in a lot of work WELLREAD
In crucial game, again played up? DECIDER
Island on edge of Atlantic IONA
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It blended with spirit of New York area MANHATTAN
It's appropriate to reserve a place for notes POCKETBOOK
Like secular circle set up, not connected with community ASOCIAL
Like this answer, relative to 1 dn, in style of construction PERPENDICULAR
Manage to conceal one's dishonour RUIN
Old-fashioned device for digital compression THUMBSCREW
Part of continent with organised safari etc. WESTAFRICA
Secret agent replaced in most prominent position CENTRESTAGE
Some beef, in short, Europe found affected PORTERHOUSE
Talking bird CHAT
Traditional material for covering yonder church THATCH
Trains voices EXPRESSES
Volunteer belonging to force joining monarch OFFER
Where trains are stopped by a railway, not moving STATIONARY