The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,791 - Jan 11 2000

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Clues Answers
Academic bard out to follow island cricketer DONBRADMAN
Be idle when reciting short narrative poems LAYS
Bears sin in a way for proud Balkan people? SERBIANS
Beaten by accident: fate indeed! DEFEATED
Boxing match - about nothing, however BOUT
Capital entry revealing special gift TALENT
Club that is metal-headed BRASSIE
Conducted negotiations and supplied free drinks TREATED
Fixed stake over volcano ETNA
Fresh start when charlady works overtime? CLEANSLATE
Generally stupid, but frightfully sane about Ireland ANSERINE
In which VIP may be put to sleep with top British journalist BESTBED
It may reveal grounds for drinks on the coach COFFEESTRAINER
Mind that may move in a certain direction TEND
Clues Answers
Musical prelude to dish served during dinner ENTREE
Numbers of teams ELEVENS
One who sees to it that island, for example, backs king ARRANGER
Pirate couple allowed expensive bangle SILVERBRACELET
Pot the noble stag to be a dinosaur BELONGTOTHEPAST
Remove evidence of part of camera session ERASE
Sailor - one who wrote letters about train crash TARPAULIN
Sailor, for example, said to observe traveller SEAFARER
Soft fabric transforming a bare hat BARATHEA
Total put in circulation UTTER
Utterly detest sailor - No. 1 mate, perhaps ABOMINATE
Way fire ruined Galsworthy play STRIFE
Withdraw and give up once more RECEDE
Writer of a book strumpet found in honeypot ANTHONYTROLLOPE