The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,158 - Jun 2 2004

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A lack of Christmas spirit behind embrace, according to Spooner HUMBUG
A novel smell, thus armpits exposed? AKIMBO
Aggressively speak to lettuce during pretence ACCOST
Ancient city of wild sheep and crossword setters EPHESUS
As WMD report was, reportedly, allows for a huge responsibility on delivery? SEXTUPLETS
Assent gained by EC thrice and bungled ACCEDENCE
Blade on fire returned during fight STILETTO
Bottle of medicine disgusting, we hear VIAL
Capital city a distance of 3,960 feet back LIMA
Concentrated campaign causing Conservative damage, nauseating CHARM
Confinement which sounds yellow? CUSTODY
Criminal, one moving quickly to catch police out having hidden diamonds SHOPLIFTER
Deceiver to make black KwaZulu province upset CHARLATAN
Extremity, one formed inside another TOENAIL
Have in mind to be miserly MEAN
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Here are stretchers for dicky Dick and Barry BRICKYARD
Important, as PM once was MAJOR
More creation sorted out for French singer shortly UTOPIA
One seen inside local ice-skating venue during local match, not alongside DRINKER
Peacock to briefly visit bird POPINJAY
Project late ultimately, this for the sack? JUTE
Propose cryptic by Tommy, thus setter's mess cleared up POOPERSCOOPER
Religious leader has a cheek entering church CALIPH
See 2 OFFENSIVE
Shark offering menu without humans more reliable USURER
Time for leadership of Saddam Hussein to admit end of reign SUNDAY
To extract the essence takes months DECOCT
Totter at the bar? COUNTER
Women, those unmentioned in 'One Arabian Night'? MOTHERS