The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,777 - Mar 13 2003

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Clues Answers
'The King and I' kept by little bird on hill WREKIN
26's colour and time would hold me EMERALD
9 - 0 is comic BEANO
9 listener gets boxing result CAULIFLOWEREAR
9's relations reduce the weight of letters ONIONSKIN
9s with part of the Cretaceous GREENSAND
A good thriller writer is one who takes risks GAMBLER
All volunteers replace one in work TOTAL
Be king of Niger? REIGN
Bloody rude aunt exposed, but not directly ROUNDABOUTEDLY
Boat to be a tug? LUGGER
Capital 9 BRUSSELS
Concentrated on home numbers -that's about 5 INTENSIVE
I've become strong; I leave off being subhuman VEGETABLE
Clues Answers
In which rows are used to doctor sick partner on line DRILLHUSBANDRY
Left to last, one following the lead of General Jackson GLENDA
Magician wins experts by love PROSPERO
Margin at which delayed things happen LENGTH
Negotiate for pleasure TREAT
New start without torment for African pygmy NEGRILLO
North American, I'm sorry to say, turning up more than half undressed ALASKAN
One girl heard with another in Roman province LUSITANIA
Pig and gnu falling out about nothing are in the ascendant UPGOING
Pine to throw money LOBLOLLY
Round bird? ROBIN
Siren used by locum at locks? TEMPTRESS
Striking effect of powder reversed after taking drug ECLAT
Writing to explain one who wants to keep a curl of hair COVERINGLETTER