The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,388 - Dec 10 2001

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Clues Answers
A boost to performance of heavenly body ASTEROID
A green one may be driven to drink GODDESS
A sort able to produce old instrument ASTROLABE
Action on speech about exercise OPERATION
Boss of the studio STUD
Company in red, I believe CREDO
Disposition to put up with minor degree of variation TOLERANCE
Divorce results from a falsehood uttered to a large number of people ALIENATION
Favourite artist from old city PETRA
Fondness for measure to get people to enter into trade arrangement ENDEARMENT
Genius at figures who's done a spell at the Treasury? FINANCIALWIZARD
Girl putting up drink chart PAMELA
Hat we fetch out to keep the discussion going CHEWTHEFAT
He tells of island coming up over the hill NARRATOR
Highly intelligent athlete put in the shade BRIGHTBLUE
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Paper ordered - you first send the money in advance PREPAY
Pay left-winger for bet WAGERED
Permission to depart LEAVE
Pleased one is including oil extract from flowers GLADIOLI
Poet's pigeon HOMER
Porter or beer keeps one right BEARER
Sound of grief caused by row TIER
Sounds like a cat where horse should be MEWS
Spider that reaps? HARVESTER
Sway to the music ROCK
The character of a landlord? LETTER
The more unusual form of demonstrable principle THEOREM
To a soldier extent of space proves drawback RETRACT
Trail round island with guide DRAGOMAN