The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,852 - Jun 9 2003

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Clues Answers
A cake, but not of soap BATHBUN
A right toff in a South American country! ARGENTINA
A sheepish creature is one of a well-known trio ARAMIS
A social worker in Victorian times ANT
Artist's fanciful representation of a watercourse STRAIT
Blase and far from satisfactory employee OFFHAND
Blundered - took a meal outside on the windy side FLUFFED
Boring prohibitionist DRY
Cause to move, but only as a temporary measure MAKESHIFT
Cosmetic promotion seen in viewer screen EYESHADOW
Crowds around international leader and gives a boost HOISTS
Finding a party about over, left ABANDONED
Fish to be taken with a rod, that's quite plain PIKESTAFF
Form certain to accept short setback with the start of term STRUCTURE
Light inside by request PRAYER
Love making complaint AFFECTION
Clues Answers
Out-of-the-ordinary police function ARRESTING
Painter might appear a twister TURNER
Person avoiding making a point raved wildly EVADER
Reckon on a clergyman joining ADD
Say so long as one can forget about work for a while TAKELEAVE
Smuggle staple food up the Mersey RUNCORN
Strike a number with financial liabilities as extortionate RAPACIOUS
Swear when attending the big match! ATTEST
The cleaner president HOOVER
The country's not in a mess! NATION
The French interview a tenant LESSEE
The risk coming with running water ADVENTURE
Think much of always having serving men around REVERE
This is played away from school TRUANT
What every child wants at Christmas - trifle TOY
With reorganisation of station, be firm OBSTINATE