The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,004 - Dec 3 2003

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A container so appropriate for plant ACANTHUS
A message those in education may come to terms with BACKTOSCHOOL
A non-medical doctor, one held to be a sucker APHID
A number of soldiers turned up to make an impression SIGNET
Act of deception in which girl's got shot at table CANNON
After party, Harry holds container for giving to charity DONATING
Beastly noise and smell accompanying old city resident nearby NEIGHBOUR
Explosive individual in explosive situation off the coast THESOLENT
Finding a succession of oriental rulers in Northants town - not right! COMINGBY
Go to a man's aid, possibly crossing road initially - as he might have? GOODSAMARITAN
Guest band playing in parliament BUNDESTAG
In firm I serve a money-grubber MISER
Medieval official to pass through a narrow opening REEVE
Not being on the side of the angels? That's prohibited FORBAD
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Number to rampage endlessly with America having a bad name NOTORIOUS
Our quiet man's in trouble from the beginning TERMINUSAQUO
Parish officer who'd be about to cause trouble on TV BEADLE
Part of Commonwealth using old books in the past OTAGO
Part of suit that is found in the garden SPADE
Restore what sounds like rule, say REINSTATE
Sandy area - call for skimpy attire GEESTRING
Second-rate individual - one loved, they say, doing absolutely nothing? BONEIDLE
Spinner sets up this caught and bowled - old boy we brought in COBWEB
The man confronting one female - leading lady seen as a 'cow' HEIFER
The woman in the group may be humiliated SQUASHED
Tree or shrub that English NCO's planted in soil BESMIRCH
Unclouded reasoning exposes Conservative man peddling nonsense, weak leader CLEARTHINKING
What about expertise in the land? EARTH