The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,655 - Aug 4 1999

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A child of necessity is given to falsehood INVENTION
A crushing blow for the party BASH
A newborn and at last a girl ANNA
A woman's daily round LYDIA
After a turnaround, one's trade boomed RESONATED
Athletic shoots? RUNNERS
Book the party PERSUASION
Canoodle in the wood SPOON
Court cases to start in northern town CONSETT
Cricketers sporting flannels and caps LONGSTOPS
Dated wearing hair in fringes, they say TRESPASSES
Drier and shower AIRER
Exercises below deck given in punishment PACKDRILL
Hanger-on arrives - rank outsider TARRIER
Having scaled it up, turns out copies DUPLICATES
Having spoken with vision, is accorded a position SITED
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Horse taken for a grassland run STEPPER
In disarray as regiment starts shooting GERMINATES
Key-hole to peep through, say ISLET
Kiss briefly after Wine & Cheese PORTSALUT
Land in the Minch, perhaps INCH
Mobilised unit prior to invasion IRRUPTION
Objects to topless shows RESENTS
Positioned using tack, say BASED
Revising for examination GOINGOVER
Roof of the family semi blown off DOME
Soldier's babble on receiving one stripe PRIVATE
The Duke? His Grace may be free DISCHARGE
Thorpe deserted by Goldsmith VILLAGE
Translated as 'touched' MOVED
Troops do as back up RESERVE
£1,000 fine GRAND