The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,450 - Dec 23 2014

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A low approach shot towards the hole, presumably to come second RUNUP
A range of Italian desserts ANDES
Arty male performer excited 70% of Sun readers DANSEUR
Back at university, London one, after writer's urge to act IMPULSE
Correct reasoning traps soldier in mountain pass heading north LOGIC
Declaration from elocutionist who won crown, movingly taking in bow HOWNOWBROWNCOW
Diabolical ruses employed to get around North Dakota, 'The Altogether State' UNDRESS
Does such an attraction have no point? One, actually, for each side GOALLESSDRAW
Feather-brain needs help to catch leggy bird AIRHEAD
Guardian's put through edited parody, being sorry? IBEGYOURPARDON
Hertz clients taken out for some food SCHNITZEL
Honey and lemon's first sipped by loathsome author MELVILLE
Leader having dropped right down, scrutinises excuses rather! YESPLEASE
Liking condition No 1 to become No 3 TASTE
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Lining of coat's easily lost ATSEA
Mother, perhaps, is unable to do/does dressing DECANTER
Not quite full backing for Queen and Country NIGER
Nude dancing? Take a little Peter Pan out! ENDUP
One's opening is always repeated twice ISAYISAYISAY
Paint not thinly applied is gone in one second IMPASTO
Pessimistic canon's portion of ground cabbage salad SODSLAW
Quite esurient, rather like a 1962 Oscar winner? PECKISH
Rip centre of kitchen out today and fly! INTHEKNOW
Self-willed velocity witnessed in dash ELVAN
Showing admiration, Enigmatist is doing Mr Rusbridger's job! IMPRESSED
Such as XL and I zero in on nameless poetry OVERSIZES
Unnecessarily wily fleeing rocks NEEDLES
Very posh, a woman's in Kent, say SUPERHERO