The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,070 - Feb 20 2004

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Coming across party animals in short story TRAVERSAL
Director has regrets about following British soldiers with American ones REGISSEUR
Female (with plan)? Male (hugging bar)? It's a bit of both HERMAPHRODITE
Film star with nothing to boast about GARBO
Get lady confused with poet LYDGATE
Greek character putting medical qualification on form RHOMB
He painted a European in a boat, mostly CANALETTO
Hot trail in mine led back to military transport TROOPSHIP
I take endless pains to corrupt a citizen PAKISTANI
Legally ban illegal stimulants and (contrariwise) depressant ESTOP
Make economies, drinking German wine with alarming aftereffect SHOCKWAVE
Make second appearance with bishop pocketing old coin RECUR
Many long stockings contain this NYLON
Martyr receives crest king wrested from touts HUCKSTERS
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Much alarmed when lorry passes noisily overhead THUNDERSTRUCK
Needleworker accidentally cut up curtains ACUPUNCTURIST
Open country without milk PLAIN
Pious type is able to prove who he is HASID
Raised edge is going into space, putting it mildly EUPHEMISM
Religious instructor is eating, belly up SWAMI
Returned pilgrim's greeting interrupted by a record player HADJI
Ring tone involving proverbial mnemonist (but no soldier) TELEPHONE
Soviet officer in song is a vegetable? REDPEPPER
Theologian hands in books for scrap ODDMENT
Undressed, taking note of suggestive gesture NUDGE
Unyielding response entered in record of debates HANSARD
Use alibi a slob fishily concocted BOUILLABAISSE
Vehicles containing accountants' remains CARCASS