The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,624 - Jun 29 1999

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Clues Answers
Alewife putting water on cheap cigarette GASPEREAU
Clip heard by quiet listener SHEAR
Credit one with being profound RECONDITE
Crime featured in popular song ARSON
Dickensian in dire straits? PINCH
Duplicate caliper ordered REPLICA
Fair lady packing a gun in trifle BAGATELLE
Find fault with island's acceptance of returning soldier ARRAIGN
Game to have a drink after the dance HOPSCOTCH
Great feeling about key plant EUPHORBIA
Has an effect on what child does IMPACTS
Learned Oriental gets rude about it ERUDITE
Looks briefly at strokes GLANCES
Manage to come up with true sort of nourishment NURTURE
Many to get it in actual performance RECITAL
Poor actor admitting soldier to women's quarters HAREM
Clues Answers
Poor parish including one high flier AIRSHIP
Remains an alien presence on the Scottish plate ASHET
Renegades' act at Tosca performance TURNCOATS
She needs real men around MARLENE
Solicit space for trying suits COURTROOM
Sort out spirit platform ROSTRUM
Sound fruit, they say PLUMB
Succeed in their design INHERIT
Tackled first rank with a will TESTATE
The French doctor with the peculiar kind of walk? LAMBETH
To drag wearily round museum is hard work TRAVAIL
To take it is an offence UMBRAGE
Varicoloured pepper used to get rid of rats PIEDPIPER
Vestment needing sound pin COTTA
Weapon law overlooked on first examining this part of ship GUNWALE
Zeus's inamorata in midstream in a manner of speaking IDIOM