The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,852 - Mar 22 2000

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A way for poet to go round pub with sinister band BASTARDBAR
Afterbirth? You need support - mat, possibly POSTPARTUM
Audition not just for the bride these days? HEARING
Before the previous month, engineers outcome RESULT
Crazy fellow who doesn't want to get out BATSMAN
Express regret at model spectacle SIGHT
Female goes to jug - there aren't that many FEWER
Flag officers? ENSIGNS
Half-Polynesian garment of liquid 11 LAVA
How things began - well - but won't end? WITHABANG
It comes in for a cheap alternative to spinach ORACHE
It employs induction differently in unlubricated c-coil, see? SCIENCE
It's probably not steam and possibly not electric OLDIRON
Monolithic philosopher's music? AYERS
Name for male creature left in peace, one of many 12 QUINTUPLET
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Never mind the millennium: this is how to foregather on day YEAROFTHEDRAGON
OK for lord to keep posh artist in the cabinet? RIGHTHONOURABLE
Polish article - name, a roll? RUBADUB
Religion in spirit could be 23 or 16 across, or 10 or 19 FACULTY
See 22 ROCK
Singular church service including point for Sunday dinner? MEATTIN
Skills mastered by the 9 ARTS
Spiritualist of unusual quality's not well done MEDIUMRARE
Spring appeared this February? LEAF
Stalk a celebrity, the brightest of the lot DOGSTAR
Stately home for princess? INDIANA
Talk a lot to the queen and make a meal of the material GABARDINE
Talk to attractive little baby on the nail CUTICLE
The way to be behind TRAIL
Tommy's upset about piano, which must mean something SYMPTOM