The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,623 - Sep 12 2002

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Beg President to take precedence PLEAD
Beginning to go below, prisoner brought in explosive GUNPOWDER
Bread no longer available across the Channel FRANC
Case getting left with female bits and pieces PORTFOLIO
Clown, eccentric - one of a lovely bunch? COCONUT
Composer of operas using percussion instrument in one BELLINI
Cosmetic exercise for all to see in Pope's action? BEAUTIFICATION
Lard that is besetting bloke mostly responsible for enervation FATIGUE
Late deliveries on the field - water on the ground, we hear? OVERDUE
Left after dinner? UNEATEN
Like some of the accountant's figures presented for discussion BROUGHTFORWARD
Most in street upset about awful din TRENDIEST
Old sailor performing on a soapbox? ORATING
One can tell when a pupil isn't working OCULIST
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One not expected to score is emotional about excellent half-century TAILENDER
Putting money on a dog is commonly practised CURRENT
Someone in uniform teased within earshot GUIDE
Something in computer - a bit sticking up, almost broken DATABUS
Sort of food thing covered in grain WHITEMEAT
To be unseeing, to somehow keep necessarily quiet BITEONESTONGUE
Trunk coming from gnarled roots TORSO
Twenty years ago Labour MPs were downtrodden! UNDERFOOT
Type size for characters used in the literature ELITE
Upright character in church opposing drink CHIANTI
Various pieces in street I coveted, but he may have deterred me! STOREDETECTIVE
Very big vehicle may be what film actor is after OSCAR
Vulgar American four entertained by their President no longer ABUSIVE
Went berserk in diatribe about Brazilian city RANRIOT