The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,426 - Jan 25 2002

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Clues Answers
. . .if she fled away here SHEFFIELD
3:2 could be one in Horatio's calculation RATIO
A little European water creature TADPOLE
A substitute book RESERVE
Change the hymn-book by omitting postscript ALTER
Drunk in snug TIGHT
Fantastic route. . . OUTRE
Firmly set on heading for cover HIDEBOUND
Food for politicians? COMMONS
Fully revealed by Monty? NAKED
In the ballad it runs westward, ebbing and flowing TIDAL
Is less than 4 inches a fast record? SHORTHAND
It can whisk into the sky EGGBEATER
Jock's sorry about colour OCHRE
Lift up half a bottle in the laboratory WINCH
Noise heard by the Seine? SOUND
Clues Answers
Once the Queen's favourite sheep LEICESTER
One could bring hope to a suffering saint, internally OSTEOPATH
Passengers are safer when marshalled FARES
Pests concealed among primates APHIDES
Positions taken by attorney with conflicting duties ATTITUDES
Spooner wanted improved security for this door feature LETTERBOX
Stop fool from flying in monkey food GROUNDNUT
The German reversed round broken axle and let go RELAXED
The Nora Batty is someone else! ANOTHER
The study of unknown symbols? ALGEBRA
They stay away from beast seen running ABSENTEES
This hold up could bring up redness SUSPENDER
Type of attention found in Public Library PEARL
Vacancy left in reserve BLANK
What the useless cobbler said before becoming a beggar MENDICANT
Wild flower found in Jersey landslide COWSLIP