The Guardian - Quick crossword No 12,717 - Feb 12 2011

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Clues Answers
Channel at the side of a street GUTTER
Chief character in a story PROTAGONIST
Clumsy HAMFISTED
Confused mass FARRAGO
Culinary herb THYME
Dreary — pathetic MISERABLE
Drink — odd RUM
Drivel GIBBERISH
Fish ANGLE
Flow back EBB
From Dhaka, perhaps BANGLADESHI
Halley's space traveller? COMET
Clues Answers
Leader of the Israelites after Moses JOSHUA
Liquid used in printing INK
Meadow LEA
Push (with a wink?) NUDGE
Reform of the Soviet political and economic system in the 1980s PERESTROIKA
See run (anag) ENSURE
Struggle COMBAT
The close of the day EVENING
Tornado TWISTER
Very active ONTHEGO
Very little money — corn? CHICKENFEED
With concern just for one's own gain SELFISHLY