The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,132 - May 3 2004

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... elephant's mate, wholly captivated and guileless CALLOW
Broadcast decline in supplies from above AIRDROP
Cadger takes cut as it splits PARASITE
Care centre that's not operational COTTAGEHOSPITAL
Complaint (without date) about American spies with a twitch SCIATICA
Cross over entrance ROOD
Cupid's love for exotic foods to many can be mind-blowing PSYCHEDELIC
Disliked person putting me up in eastern city ENEMY
Escorts to one performance, going back alone GIGOLOS
Flirty question to alien returning it in club COQUETTISH
Get thee hence! To Jordan? GOTOJERICHO
It's back in character, turning savage DRASTIC
Kipling's skin-deep relationship with the Raj lay closed, oddly no guy involved THECOLONELSLADY
Love quiet time with a good book when one is given a choice OPTANT
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Meet requirements flexibly SUPPLY
Not required to give up time to an afterthought SPARE
Not trampled under, don't move! UNTRODDEN
Object for beginners to take home in new gear THING
One like this still in a state of equilibrium ISOSTATIC
Opening made by reactor, if icebound ORIFICE
Popular Valentines feature a nymph LARVA
Seasoned, but looked about a hundred SPICED
See 11 OGRADY
See 11 JUDY
See the sign? NOTICE
Stubborn beast made for ... PIGHEADED
Tarnish the shade of Hell? DISCOLOUR
Touching last month's talk on 'How to improve our surroundings' REDECORATE