The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,171 - Jun 17 2004

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Clues Answers
... and waits to provide surprise street songs WAYLAYS
... woman of the Seventies EVE
A Cretan mountain girl IDA
A line replaced from elsewhere ALIEN
Birds dancing in the Highlands? REELERS
Blame new management for pub raid UPBRAID
Charge for time on court YARDAGE
Clothes ready for delivery LAYETTE
Craft needed to fish raging River Tyne CARPENTRY
Detached colonial residence for the upwardly mobile? ASCENSIONISLAND
Fools are soon led astray NOODLES
French courtesan's cryptic letter about love LORETTE
It caters for dream ... PROVISION
It swings above net with ease, they say TRAPEZE
Joshua's father, 'enry, unusually found in sisters' house NUNNERY
Language when written in ballpoint BASIC
Clues Answers
Left without starter once again EFT
Local centre provides exotic shrub OCA
Looking like a tiger? CATEYED
Memorable as picture maker (English) I'd call regressive EIDETIC
Ne'er-do-well in Walter's novel WASTREL
Official reforming prison etc INSPECTOR
One with a box in the nursery? ARBORICULTURIST
Pen name of character in Love's Labour's Lost BIRON
Priestley's accident black spot DANGEROUSCORNER
Put Ralph in the printing house with old style editor IMPOSED
Railway employee often charged with parking offences? TICKETCOLLECTOR
Red with black flag! ANARCHIST
Rocco is troubled by wind SIROCCO
She's given a high score... SOPRANO
This cup is taken up STIRRUP
What combatants were doing leaning over? ATILT