The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,763 - Dec 8 1999

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Ancient monument gets ruined when one bird nests in it STONEHENGE
Appalling little female, 6, taking part FEARSOME
Beautiful goddess in street upset ancient city THEBES
Colour that could be fancy but not loud CYAN
County clique after return of corporal punishment DORSET
Cowardly island shows leadership in sport YELLOWJERSEY
Eclipse brings alfresco party? OUTDO
Examined fashionable drug seen round odd parts of city INSPECTED
Fifty old books by one French novelist LOTI
Good person to encourage 2 STURGEON
Important person and lady making a disturbance POTHER
It's calculated to enslave, so to speak DELIBERATE
Magazine no longer available, one hears LISTENER
Miss showing sex appeal undermining honour OMIT
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Official at international meeting's the person who moves a bishop, say? TRANSLATOR
One's wooden and stuck up and no longer orating! OFFSTUMP
Our shop due for renovation - to be made very tidy HOUSEPROUD
Pro a town site being redeveloped for electricity establishment POWERSTATION
See 2 OUTOFWATER
Stop sideshow STALL
Stupidly irresponsible person lived like this? SILLYDEVIL
The way in which political journalists sometimes speak publicly? DOWNINGSTREET
Tool acts as a calculator, they say ADZE
Trot around with me - lead etc may be found with this METALDETECTOR
Unhappy type that's got hooked? FISH
Wind from American prairie? FLATUS
Work displayed in shop usually OPUS
You're hated, without love, tormented? Look back with regret RUETHEDAY