The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,202 - Sep 7 2003

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A bit tight and - gracious - about to trip up! MERRY
A gourmet pie could be the solution EPICURE
A little bird, shot, given a support while mending GOSLING
A tower of strength, in the main TUGBOAT
And is breaking, to start with, golden rules ORDAINS
As a team with nobody pushy in it will? PULLTOGETHER
Be behind the slogan 'Drink wine' SUPPORT
Being told to have sense HEARING
Can go ahead, having arrived home GOTIN
Delighted to fire with very little justification TRIGGERHAPPY
Diaphanous frippery that's very silly SHEERNONSENSE
Drew and was fast TIED
For resisting temptation I can, I'm glad to say THANKGOODNESS
Foreigner putting a letter in the box TIBETAN
From cocktail snacks, the return will surprise you NUTS
Geographic location you say I'm going to ISLE
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Grumpy if put in to give evidence TESTIFY
Having the power to agitate by talk PRATTLE
Is no longer burning leaves GOESOUT
Medicine administered, for getting up and around, in bed TONIC
One dispenses with a bad fielder! DROPPER
Round about a thousand will be needed in a power cut LAMP
The cheek, taking one off the vessel! GALLEON
The daughter, at heart, wishes to change nationality SWEDISH
The forceful type ITALICS
The home side, look after LAIR
The silver screen TARNISH
There's no disagreement over the time NOON
Think they're sounding like gulls MUSE
Ties in loops round the little gift for the child SWEETIE
Where some men go, at fifty, to be surrounded by young things? CLUBS
Yearn to take a considerable amount of time LONG