The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,966 - Oct 20 2003

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Clues Answers
A Conservative leader about to give ground ACRE
A short-lived engagement SKIRMISH
A student with many grants ALLOTS
Big name appears nightly STAR
Corrects the final part in a script AMENDS
Cyril's odd ode LYRIC
D minor composition by Elgar NIMROD
Difficult week in a hospital department AWKWARD
Ernest broke records ENTERS
Fairly good round the home HONESTLY
Fed up with being exploited and rendered ineffective DEFUSED
Get the member to finish an old story LEGEND
Hide article in play LEATHER
Hope yet for an art form STILLLIFE
Is afraid of disturbing adders DREADS
Clues Answers
Just one type of shirt or vest SINGLET
Macabre how corpse ends in the lake EERIE
Make a three-point landing TOUCHDOWN
Merchant who was in debt for a pound ANTONIO
Nothing clear may come from this prophet ORACLE
Pays bill, say, for furniture FOOTSTOOL
Pet that's all the fashion RAGE
Sort of paper round? CARTRIDGE
The weariness of military duty FATIGUE
They may be called cliffs BLUFFS
Unlocked and shared out moonshine BALDERDASH
Vessel has got right inside the harbour PORT
Vigilant chap who never does a day's work NIGHTWATCHMAN
You may have fun here for a pretty good cause FAIRGROUND