The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,454 - Feb 27 2002

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A burglar about to burgle needs to be an agile type ACROBAT
A Gibbons' work portraying all the birds after Robin's death ASOBBING
A piece of music when a very large amount is pouched OPOSSUM
A politician before electricity is applied AMPERE
Capital hot on administration unit PARISH
Charge for footwear said to be for neckpiece FICHU
Cloth from sheep following sailors' tipple GROGRAM
Finished on top OVER
First 1 down, if you can ________ it ADAMANDEVE
Gilbert, inter alia, was associated with 40 1 down ALIBABA
Goldsmith's sledged with relative flexibility DESERTEDVILLAGE
Home computer bore taking round gold between porch and hall? INNERDOOR
Northern Irish actors seem dejected DOWNCAST
Noxious contributor of one piece of music in place of Chopin POISONGLAND
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Nut of type Canute fancied PECAN
Orator and runner as 1 down BURKE
Quite unconscious of external drop in temperature? OUTCOLD
Rest ran off, incorporated in first such as 18 and his lady PARTNERSINCRIME
See 12 HARE
Shipping area's retaining force: results of coastal erosion? ROCKFALLS
Solver drinking gin cocktail in comfort at restaurant EATINGHOUSE
Stake stuck into companion after mother's play MACBETH
Start again from the River Meuse RESUME
Stir theatrical behaviour from which to escape? PRISONCAMP
The end is drawn CURTAIN
The Old Pretender's call? EXCLAIM
Tree of people without heart POPLAR
Wood pollarded in 6 IMBER