The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,970 - Oct 24 2003

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Clues Answers
Chain head-to-tail - they rise when aggravated HACKLES
Children taking mariner to a watery grave, perhaps SEABED
Concerning sight of bottle holding American up VISUAL
Cross and unsettled VEXED
Dead Russian on the couch DIVAN
Divine messenger taking human form NAHUM
Expression for madman accepting commission on island LOCUTION
Feel very cross with girl keeping support up SEETHE
Foul web untangled by giant-killer BEOWULF
Girl kept downstairs (being non-U) going to dance, finally? CINDERELLA
How to secure gardening tool for pastoral feature HEDGEROW
Japanese product reversed into a Suzuki? A Honda! HAIKU
Lawrence enters Hell in tramp's religion BUDDHISM
Monarch born to drink and revel KNEESUP
Clues Answers
Muscle of sorts for virtual church servant? ERECTOR
Office worker reported Siamese drunk TYPIST
Old black god taking time to go back into the pantry STOREROOM
Olympian ambassador welcoming student in Greek dialect ATHLETIC
Overthrow fat obstacle BOLLARD
Putting prophet up in model dwelling results in triangular relationship THREESOME
Quality T-bone swallowed by a student, almost ATTRIBUTE
Senior Church figure in a skirt TUTU
Side effect of conflict involving surly gnome and dwarf GULFWARSYNDROME
Signal to approach amateur footballer BECKHAM
Springtime visitor from afar catching flower and fish EASTERTIDE
Survey that's less than barely adequate SCAN
Sword protects leader of Boston Spa from a chessman's breach of Rule 4 SABBATHBREAKING
The commander's rather naughty religious ruling THEOCRACY