The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,080 - Mar 3 2004

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Clues Answers
... or in hands BANANAS
Adoring puzzle that's said not to be difficult to solve GORDIAN
Appeared to be perfect model, then do I seem kinky embracing mine? EPITOMISED
Bird needs heart with wings clipped ERNE
Cat and dog, perhaps, upset by bird and fish, showing wit STEPHENFRY
Catchy melody? HOOK
Checker of car rust retired AUDITOR
Class remains disrupted SEMINAR
Confuses though most basic, double confused DISCOMBOBULATES
Cows drink in insects RUMINANTS
Cruise virus needs no intro played with drum roll? TOMBOLA
Cut for a game of cards ABRIDGE
Despise decapitating something once beaten about hard ABHOR
Duty owed here to James, incomplete prince, English Stuart perhaps BONDEDWAREHOUSE
Fish with bird on top PERCH
Clues Answers
Frames with pole lifted after ten turns ENTRAPS
Fruit from this on hand PALM
Fruit in hands ... PAWPAW
Hairstyle (women's) set in stone loosely as a deep thing SPERMWHALE
Immobilise white queen's starting position with black DISABLE
Oaf seemingly unconcerned about northern Iraq, formerly ASSYRIA
Place for a backless back AREA
Plant aggression caused by stink? BORAGE
Plant appearing different in lead POTHERB
Ruler of France taking the biscuit BOURBON
Sort of frequency to bend almost half right round ULTRAHIGH
Theatre worker part of the furniture? DRESSER
These associated with Eros especially ROSES
Time for virgin to return and break out ERUPT
Vote for Albion left out, hope mistakenly, though might this be the reason? XENOPHOBIA