The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,280 - Oct 22 2004

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Clues Answers
4 alongside river during drink gets better SURPASS
4 as plane or ship? CAMEL
4 caught by Malayan knife over in Scotland SELKIRK
4 cold in the country CHINCHILLA
4 destroys itself with phosphorus instead of nitrogen IMPALA
4 huntin' round university SEAURCHIN
4 in toilets shaking flap EPIGLOTTIS
4 to take the lion's share HUG
4 with arms raised STAG
4, note, for meat BEEF
6 in small wood STEAK
A blemish afoot, which becomes mighty ACORN
Cartographer places right 4 in Rome, wrongly MERCATOR
Chiseller thus cuts somebody MASON
Covert probing of NHS establishments by the Guardian repeated HUSHHUSH
Credit is doubled, causing great trouble CRISIS
Currency of Europe? Sorry! PESO
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Dolly eats 4, which is almost twenty-six centuries old PARTHENON
During Easter, chaplains not at home, out PASCHAL
Exalted work of 18 becomes junk mail SPAM
Finally, gastronome was up for crumble ERODE
Groups declaring peace PACKS
Hood caught 4, or 4 at large? COWL
Invert 4/9/500 recurring UNENDING
Issue's against image TOPIC
Making noise, soak to absorb bread SONANT
More jobs, less tax, better services - same (if not radical) MANIFESTO
Plate brought up, liver? ANIMAL
Relatives in salons prepared to head for wigs SONSINLAW
Room 101 turns into freezing landscapes ICECAPS
Time 4 constricted by 4 in Africa BOTSWANA
Vociferate as runs over 4 RANT
Worked up, that is, to snare 4 IRATE