The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,088 - Dec 22 2000

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Clues Answers
A slip of a girl MISS
Animals' skins to be treated STEINBOKS
Answer to this clue should be clearly stated PUTACROSS
Asked about work, little boy flinched POSED
Being too old, mean to have leader replaced OVERAGE
Candidate's question paper? APPLICATIONFORM
Constable's restraining hold broken by lout CLODHOPPER
Cream and jam will be A1 TOPHOLE
Dish of fruit PEACH
Dismissed, having carried on strike called SHOUTED
Doctor - paragon he to have established such an institution ORPHANAGE
Extremely hot over ridicule HOOT
For pop concert, book this joint GIGOT
Fruit that's fleshy for the most part PLUM
Has the shivers about game? That's a beastly tale APOLOGUE
Clues Answers
Is this housework decreasing? IRONING
Knight and queen involved at different stages in endgame LANSQUENET
Mixed team line up at net for quarter final, perhaps ANTEPENULTIMATE
Money spinner? COIN
One i/c vessel - tramp is she, perhaps? SHIPMASTER
One name among party cronies calls the shots DOMINATES
Record of hours worked for two newspapers, mostly the first TIMESHEET
Regarding the veins, say, is putting too much weight on! OVERLOADS
Scottish resort where anything goes? OBAN
Self-contained number, given backing, immediately succeeding NEXT
Swindle fellow out of money? CONTINGENT
The man's father is said to be an immature person CHILD
The newspaper's job THEFT
Water bird for ever consuming fish? Endlessly! EIDER
When batting, duck's broken by boundary drive AMBITION