The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,796 - Apr 4 2003

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... a tender with hospital aboard, but not at sea ASHORE
Clandestine move for bad crook BACKDOOR
Conciliate a parish priest with creature comforts APPEASE
Devil-dodger finally buried in 'The Loved One' FRIEND
Effect reconciliation - or affect it? MAKEITUP
Far from tender attending vessel in distress... HARDSHIP
Fruit provided by Blake Edwards AKEE
Get smart tree at university SPRUCEUP
Insect taking cover, retreating from swallow BELIEVE
Island of Jakarta's first lady JAVA
Itinerant has second thoughts about moon PHOBOS
Material that's new in marketplace ANGORA
Means of raising a flag JACK
Mount several to use up against one American VESUVIUS
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New term is about those concerned not with means but with ends? EXTREMISTS
Note smuggled into prison cited as evidence QUOTED
Novel piece of furniture, externally unadorned, with three middle drawers BARCHESTER
Plugs, so to speak, for a shaver ADZE
Pole has to beat Greek SPARTAN
Rash idea formulated by idiots AIRHEADS
See 11 TOWERS
See 22 STRINDBERG
Start of play: letter from abroad about battle ACTIUM
Teaching a lesson in front of class making rapid progress CHASTENING
Venerable saint's taken outside with composer and dramatist AUGUST
Veteran who rears in action? WARHORSE
What's missing from book title? Small insects KATYDIDS
Wrong about Soviet lead, Bolshevik ultimately meeting untimely end TROTSKY