The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,383 - Oct 6 2014

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Armadillo, for example, has plate all round ANIMAL
Beg for a retrial? APPEAL
Blue-pencil our costs — being out of order CROSSOUT
Dole out food, say? METE
Eternal theme of the beautician? AGELESS
Figurehead at unusually close quarters to the crew FOCSLE
First of plants under­developed, cut back PRUNED
Flattery works with EastEnders, say SOAPOPERA
Hesitated to have father taken advantage of PAUSED
Housing allowance ACCOMMODATION
In truth, she goes to the city VERA
Journalist taken aback by news of the country SWEDEN
Lax hands act sycoph­antically on board SCRAWLS
Leave a musical group — no making a comeback ABANDON
Not the first time SECOND
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Notice gap coming in the church calendar ADVENT
One who talks one round to composing some music ORATORIO
Photographed out of doors? EXPOSED
Refuse to go through all the cases DECLINE
Relation who takes the pledge UNCLE
Restore control, say REINSTATE
Shut up firm having little work COOP
Small child to go out of control SKID
Smoked by the great man in bed CHEROOT
Space explorer's study? ASTRONOMY
State aid distributed by the Home Office IDAHO
The acquisition of a favourable reputation ACCEPTANCE
Turkish baths, which flout union regulat­ions? SWEATSHOPS
Yet it might be the product of an active imagination IDLEFANCY