The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,383 - Feb 21 2005

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A number claim it is changeable, like the weather CLIMATIC
A woman's chastity is an admirable quality VIRTUE
Advertising in advance PROMOTION
Duck in flight ESCAPE
Eat chips in a way that's not original PASTICHE
Game that ends in a draw LOTTERY
Get others to address housing repair RESTORATION
Go with Bill to business ACCOMPANY
Gradually reduce the light TAPER
Green Party finally contrived to get power ENERGY
Habit to boast about GARB
I return to a character of little importance IOTA
It replaced Accra as capital CARACAS
Make a translation? Not exactly PARAPHRASE
May be carelessly dropped in the middle of nowhere ASPIRATE
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Not enough money for a brief trip SHORTFALL
Ploughman with a capital investment? SHAREHOLDER
Polite sort of servants CIVIL
Put up wager with gold sovereign ROYAL
Rebel king I turn to RIOT
Room to drink for the concierge HALLPORTER
Spit in the sea SANDBANK
The appeal of drawing ATTRACTION
There's no end of such things ETERNAL
Topless females - a bad sign OMEN
Total put into words UTTER
Turnover in coats REVERS
What are you doing here? CROSSWORD
When conflict mounts, enlist untrained soldier RAWRECRUIT
You won't hear a sound out of it EARSHOT