The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,452 - Feb 25 2002

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Clues Answers
'The Church' is incomplete as the address for the priest ABBE
A defender who is prepared to shoot, if need be ARMEDGUARD
A drop of ice ICICLE
A stroke of the cat may produce it PURR
Blunders on stage FLUFFS
Constructive member of society MASON
Divided with a hundred over CLEFT
Elizabeth includes us in commercial enterprise BUSINESS
Excused duty? TAXFREE
Give someone a lift from the cemetery EXHUME
His experiment was quick to prove its success FRANKENSTEIN
In which one goes downhill fast and in an dodgy way SLALOM
Island keys in storm SKYE
Late love doomed to failure DEADDUCK
People's leader, such as Lincoln ABRAHAM
Clues Answers
Poor soul: that is the label for a girl LOUISE
Rebel is held by soldiers RISE
Revolutionary development in naval fire-power TURRET
Sharply worded telegram warning us to keep out? BARBEDWIRE
Short, tailless dog CUR
Slovenly in duty, perhaps UNTIDY
Small amount put on a horse BIT
Strained, like Indian tea is? FARFETCHED
The pervading mood all round the world ATMOSPHERE
They were political divisions for centuries HUNDREDS
Tidy instruction for the anagram solver SETINORDER
Transport for many with a connecting flight DOUBLEDECKER
Unconventional word that is taken out WEIRDO
Uriah's mate is terribly unprofessional AMATEURISH
Writer's addition may be removed when it gets to the theatre APPENDIX