The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,729 - Oct 29 1999

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Clues Answers
'The Hole in the Wall' for a break RECESS
A hormone building a heavenly body ASTERIID
Battle-axe, one of the few in the second row SPITFIRE
BC, for example, in US? HALFTONE
Bear twins and think nothing of it POOHPOOH
Great admiration of dwelling that is silver-lined HOMAGE
Greek midshipman covered with oil GREASY
High peak for soldiers at the double in antitank setting ARARAT
Impact of special short whip SPLASH
In favour of appropriate percentage PROFIT
Liquor quality SPIRIT
Measure of tar? HORNPIPE
Office of a high court judge? UMPIRESHIP
One gets up to see rainbows IRISES
Clues Answers
Price a pound of ribs COSTAL
Release swarm of giveaways FREEBEES
Select church circles over Home Counties CHOOSE
Sensation - effortless Victorian brilliance GASLIGHT
Set far apart, fire from above STRAFE
Sibyl oppress the unorthodox? PROPHETESS
Sign of very little intelligence MICRODOT
Solemn, always, in Split REVERENT
Stocktaking without authority? RUSTLING
Suggestive mood INDICATIVE
This creature is around no longer DINOSAUR
Tube taken to theatre for three-act play CATHETER
Uncommonly loud, making it resonant STENTORIAN
What makes Trent's last marine mammal stagger? TOTTER