The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,683 - Nov 21 2002

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Clues Answers
'Roving Rob' - title of book LIBRETTO
Cancer, say, left over one hundred TROPIC
Clothes to boast about GARB
Copper to upbraid churchman CURATE
Defective gun's all right inside BROKEN
Device torn apart in explanatory text CONTRAPTION
Fired indiscriminately at catalogue LITANY
Fool wearing garment gains energy from muse COGITATE
Get back! Sit! Again! RETAKE
Gregarious agents in the sun SOCIAL
Having no memory of deceased cat swallowing 4 OBLIVION
Interfere with packer TAMPER
John returned in atmosphere of uncertainty AMBIVALENCE
Clues Answers
Leader of Levites in the Pentateuch picked up Jezebel HARLOT
Mix fuel essence, losing money in Japan COALESCE
Novel about to record artist's weight KILOGRAM
Pet's low note breaks silence SMOOCH
Raise rump REAR
Sage raised cry of woe about shrinking violet SALVIA
Secured enthusiast for scene of folly GOTHAM
Stand to take drugs - take too many? TRIPOD
Stolen drug found among churches' jumble HOTCHPOTCH
Temptation? No, ta! Drunk and unable to respond IMPOTENT
Turning to a sea mist for supplier of 22s METASTASIO
Wanderers keep escaping! BOLTON
Young animal entertaining the graduate element COBALT