The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,654 - Aug 3 1999

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Born with a skin disease, being without energy, I take calls BLEEPER
Bottomless wine cask for old musician SACKBUT
Colette's soldiers GIGI
Commendation for being decapitated? LAUD
Expert and lay climber's link keeping pet No. 4 in prophetic style PROGNOSTICATIVE
Flower eaten by flea, unusual jumper FAIRISLE
Gather 10 on river far from 3 INFERIOR
Go away with sounds of fairy rings stealing around - damage just where one didn't want it SHOOT
Hindu deity opposed to being among Muslims SHIVA
ITV needs master, maybe, and we are it ADVERTISEMENTS
Large cake: large roll's possibly as hot inside BATHSOAP
Left the bar, ordered by the wife BETTER
Moderate appeal for love SOSO
Nothing in Vermeer's work is for good EVERMORE
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Painter of classical subjects, 'The Mater Mated' possibly one ALMATADEMA
Pursued, say (unsuccessfully, one may suppose) CHASTE
See 3 HALF
See 9 ONESELF
See 9 INTHEFOOT
Serb terrorist reportedly observed behind Clinton? ARKANSAS
Solver's one right to enter two points on court THIRTY
Spell out 4, theoretically beginning at sea THREEO
Spitting's allowed here: decay is an endless chain ROTISSERIE
Support for fire with club ANDIRON
The noisy bird in the tribe died and went to ... heaven? CLOUDCUCKOOLAND
The Scots' own mountain covering, their own to keep MAINTAIN
Time to die without punishment - abolish totally ERADICATE
Unwanted result of inaccurate attempt to 9 10? AHOLEINTHEHEAD