The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,869 - Apr 11 2000

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Clues Answers
A US president joins king wearing graduate scarf BABUSHKA
American source of extraterrestrial transmissions HOUSTON
Angles straightened out in nurse's bedside manner HOSPITALCORNERS
Behaving unethically in morning exam AMORAL
Clear space and test out long piece of needlework BLANKET
Dramatic representation of year with poll involved ROLEPLAY
Exclude number of Mozart's works to put in another composer BARTOK
Face changing sides? Sick about that - it's a slippery slope ICEFALL
Formal dress what's needed - I bet casual is out BLACKTIE
Go into decline as a result of dock strike? TAILOFF
In favour of international European currency FORINT
Keep mum quiet? That's debatable on reflection! SHTOOM
Main source of accommodation for retired people MASTER
One's likely to hover over half-demolished street in part of Hull KESTREL
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Particularly thin boxes, extremely fragile SPARSE
Poor actor having real trouble in Dutch venue HAARLEM
Race up and act friskily CUTACAPER
See 14 BEDROOM
See 3 STITCH
Serious conflict caused by temper - time left to intervene? BATTLE
Sixes are significant - one seen at Lord's? VISCOUNT
Someone demanding penalty is not so thick FINER
They're in deep, taking month over English version of opera) OCTOPUSES
Three consecutive letters with purpose to reduce tension? DEFUSE
Trendy expert attending a conference in Africa INDABA
Type of handicraft club adopting computer facility MECRAME
Usual procedure for dealing with complaints? GENERALPRACTICE
Was resident being rude turning up temperature? DWELT