The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,797 - Jan 18 2000

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Clues Answers
... the sound of a bustle being heard DARCEY
14 Park girl in infancy, prearranged FANNY
A bad spirit: for example, 'Monday shall be nameless' ASMODAY
Change sides, which is a bad thing DEFECT
Cinema detectives hold £1,000 FLICKS
Cover up Miss 16, creating a problem DILEMMA
Creator of chaos in a bridge ANARCH
Dead? Yes, possibly, and near to tears SADEYED
Depart from house next door to hell HOPIT
Father (priest) turning up on Remembrance Day? PAPAVER
For writing a stiff note requiring the vet? HARDPAD
Former note on short-time commission BREVET
Give another party and retire RETREAT
Giving teeth a nibble, Zen practitioner of Jane's ended up with ... ELIZABETH
Hurry up your appearance and go on and on about it LOOKSHARP
Insect from the heart of the earth? MIDGE
Clues Answers
Leisure reduced by kind of singular soap EASTENDER
Maximum sentence pursued by police is what keeps them going LIFEFORCE
Midland town of short story writer and misspelt humorist MANSFIELD
Music presenter at pub takes spirits DJINN
Natty little theatrical residence achieves comeback DAPPER
Not carrying anything one shouldn't? Absolutely! CLEAN
Riding train? Beware a poorly clad gatecrasher CAVALCADE
Scattered bits of deja vu in 25 exhibited by 6 7 PREJUDICE
See 14 WOODHOUSE
See 23 PRICE
See 6 BENNET
Sticking out for what 8 was said to be PROUD
The wave that laid much of Mount Ida low TIDAL
Trouble about royal relative BROTHER
Trouble with a bit of basil? More likely parsley POTHERB
Two lines by playwright: Anthony, or Charles II when old ROWLEY