The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,661 - Aug 11 1999

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All 9 I refined after many, many years MILLENNIA
An element of ruin, 'coz I'm reckless ZIRCONIUM
Bottle which transmits message NERVE
Catcall of Woody Allen's ex losing distant right MIAOW
Consternation at sweet potatoes I'd brought up DISMAY
Copes with the reason for our mortality? MANAGES
Dickens character portrayed as Andy Capp? FAGIN
Discovers deep resonant sounds RUMBLES
Expression of sympathy yelled on course, thus THEREFORE
First service and where not to put it when returned suggests this game TENNIS
Governed as sporting union governed RULED
Implies everyone used gets abused ALLUDES
Karaoke's ultimate 'My Way' bound to show emo-tional understanding EMPATHY
Lest a sin's done without it? STAINLESS
Lords are poetical, longing over Paul MCCARTNEY
Lout upset with his problems as a youth BOYISH
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None stood around and no one stood around ONONESTOD
Paul leads in trickery? DANIELS
Paul needs case - going abroad GASCOIGNE
Paul verbally quotes a Bronte CEZANNE
Paul's friend, a horny beast? IMPALA
Paul, domestically enlightened? NEWMAN
Paul, lecturer to criminals? CONDON
Paul, royally attired? ROBESON
Pleasant accommodating Oriental relative NIECE
Shock one of me out loud APPAL
Sweet sweaty smell given honour BOMBE
The first moral we're told PRINCIPAL
The Spanish and French end could be spritely? ELFIN
This should be comfortable for the solver? SETTEE
Toothy comedian? WISDOM
Worthy of reverence, as no longer so lazy? BLESSED