The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,770 - Mar 5 2003

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
... Italian port's hesitation, which Davy did BARIUM
Bears with lack of heart decay CARIES
Blender makes a mess of clean home CHAMELEON
Boss's griping turned insipid worm NEMATODE
Crap working month is over GUANO
Find there's hell to pay for ... DISCOVER
Food served up to society during grace ESCARGOT
Fools' gold takes in second one to give an estimate ASSESSOR
Involvement of saboteurs in escape of a bear URSINE
Mistake to do up letter bomb, say BOOBYTRAP
Musical drill for car mechanic GREASEMONKEY
Name an American university, which Thatcher derided NANNY
One overly concerned with appendage for foot soldier? PEDANT
Oriental loses lead towards the end ASTERN
Clues Answers
Place for Abraham's issue of old Spiderman comic PROMISEDLAND
Plant in a vertical line at back PLUMBAGO
Playful knockers spread over page one? Time for delay POSTPONEMENT
Pole said to be broken in sections EPISODAL
Publication became gentle MAGGOT
Put down one jar after study DENIGRATE
Run away from people without power? ELOPE
See 12 STATE
Signal heard at 12 for Yankee party HOOTER
Small enclosure in which to raise vermin, for example SPECIMEN
Spice from the right stone barrel NUTMEG
Spoken in haziness by preachifier MORALIST
Tight religious clothing for a royal simpleton PARSIMONIOUS
W o o z y ? SPACEDOUT