The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,434 - Apr 21 2005

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Clues Answers
'Gossip' about to enter dictionary, approved OKAYED
Animals, those with a sting, we hear CHEETAHS
Benefit to be rejected within month, gutted, showing strain MELODY
Boy on one vessel or another SAMPAN
Czech composer's against duck being victim of cannibalism? Not entirely DVORAK
Democratic leader, national leader once DISRAELI
English composer's violin part BRIDGE
Figure in the negative side raised to get another NINETY
Five, moved in worship, weaken ENERVATE
French-American composer gripped by comeback of Chinese 'Ravel' VARESE
German composer's English uprising dividing what divided us? WAGNER
Has American composer passed round new book? INVOLVES
Mummy is admitting this compiler to bedlam (mad) EMBALMED
Clues Answers
Polish composer's cold invitation to hitchhiker CHOPIN
Reliable and right to take into consideration STURDY
Retreat, retiring to a place in Venice (with 17) RIALTO
Russian composer's relationship in a state GLINKA
Sauce in salad tossed into jam HOLLANDAISE
Say Austrian composer, believer with something to play HIDEANDSEEK
Say English composer meets American composer in walk through London BIRD
Say English composer never existed as iconic figure DELIASMITH
Say German composer sounds sheepish in part of cycle HANDLEBARS
See 21 CAGE
Subtlety, obvious one OVERTONE
Sweet drink in ancient European region, unfinished GATEAU
Vile stuff entered into problem SPUTUM