The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,783 - Mar 20 2003

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A footballer can be taken thus ABACK
A much smaller number touring the East for game FEARLESS
An artist takes in abandoned ships ARMADA
Band thrown up in cooler, lacking a leader RIDGE
Broadcaster ran out without part of speech on the Church ANNOUNCER
Darling American goes on dream holiday HONEYMOON
Earn money in preparation for printing MAKEREADY
Failures the learner dismissed in the recesses APSES
Final offers made by university officer to one academic with thanks ULTIMATA
Hard stuff's the best for a brick, perhaps ICECREAM
Kind of NUS files hard to unravel UNSELFISH
Less restricted, as eggs can be: the last four being off FREER
Liar they put right in a crude way EARTHILY
Minister backs Brown in old battle VERDUN
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Number wearing old garment seen in the South Pacific TONGA
One used to avoid getting the ticket PARKINGMETER
Persistent cautions and police finally move TENACIOUS
Platform announcements? PUBLICSPEAKING
Rag? Worthless stuff! CHAFF
Reverse for students, including a society girl SUSAN
Showing anxiety relating to understanding APPREHENSIVE
Simultaneously make good and raise issue ATONETIME
Spot of inflammation I saw in speech STYE
Stylish thrash SWISH
Takes advance payments to include pamphlet SUBTRACTS
Teacher disseminated Latin - a citation's due! EDUCATIONALIST
Use endless charity when performing church service EUCHARIST
We hear the side is to come down heavily TEEM