The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,909 - Aug 14 2003

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Clues Answers
A boy with a can starting to make short work of it SONATINA
Attribute loss of soldiers to fifth columnist TRAIT
Boasters such as Tony Benn? NAMEDROPPERS
Boy child features in Bible reading LESSON
Bread producer has a profitable business MONEYMAKER
Catch fish with broken net first ENTANGLE
Conceited like Gregory, literally EGOCENTRIC
Criticise elevation of perjurer LIAR
Drinks hard, being dissolute RAKISH
Eight-footer came a cropper HARVESTMAN
Girl grasping left hand PALM
Had an irrepressible desire to drink for a number of years LUSTRUM
Head teachers NUT
Headline by hack across top of page SPLASH
House that's in a different location ANOTHERPLACE
Clues Answers
Immediate help for one who's lost for words PROMPT
Leading hostilities is IDS? Quite the reverse! STARWARS
Little boy with current issue of 'The Inventor' EDISON
Lose to Napoleon? Extremely odd for him! NELSON
Many a love token to show affection CARING
Nose left to do a bit of snooping PROWL
One to inspire the flower of York? Right! ROUSER
Pat's gob spouting rubbish CLAPTRAP
Piety embraces love to a great extent GOODLINESS
Sick person takes a sort of medicine containing iodine PATIENT
They are unlikely to take over seats in bar ABSTAINERS
Tip of tail, shall we say? CUE
Treaty is in the bag, we're told PACT
Walk most of the way, then take public transport TRAM
Where to see stars a short time before song on stage PLANETARIA