The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,840 - Aug 9 2006

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Clues Answers
'Pepper' is top music compilation CAPSICUM
20 shellfish COCKLE
A hint of colour pervades brownish biscuit MACAROON
Action in which the bar is approached with low expectations LIMBODANCING
Bag series about royal sweetener SACCHARIN
Bang on to be right over Tyneside's incidental perk FRINGEBENEFIT
Being beside oneself NEIGHBOUR
Bird that's said to play that game? TOUCAN
Broken heater STOVE
Centre to receive small specimen MIDGET
Clergyman's vehicle trailing doodlebug VICAR
Cooked up old bits about female driver being useless RECHAUFFE
Cricketer snaffling 5's grub LARVA
Cut down on volume with healthy eating HALVE
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Deity with huge flag OSIRIS
Gag about scripture gets lady in garden upset AGGRIEVE
Godliness delivered 5 in Brest, say, again and again? SANCTITY
Hollow sound of lustreless attraction DIMPLE
Knackered by pleasure-seeking soon enough ALLINGOODTIME
No right to lark about in support for supplement FOLICACID
Overexcited through trophy, perhaps HYPER
Polo's so engrossing, or one's not part of the main group MINORITY
Put forward when maintaining one's equilibrium POISE
Sailor people curse TARNATION
Support for press baron on rigid preparation IRONINGBOARD
Teeny organisation's infiltrated by opposing mole GROYNE
Tintin's redesigned cover for 'Time Traveller' ITINERANT
Violated after smashing joint DOVETAIL