The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,687 - Sep 10 1999

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
...being brave and beloved, but heartless DARING
Feast of cold and cooked meals CANDLEMAS
Flatter and not so piquant BLANDISH
Girl gives boy a tall story NATALIE
He painted a vessel with a little boat on board STUBBS
He's admitted cruel manipulation in the course of his labours... HERCULES
Ignorant woman took the English to war UNAWARE
It may have a bearing on rushful possession BALLRACE
It's injurious to cut off headdress ALIGN
Neat shot, though not centred with precision NICETY
Obsolete political tools? HAMMERANDSICKLE
Officers take a drink COCOA
Old reformer found everything held up by his superior LOLLARD
One for the road - a quick gin, perhaps? SPEEDTRAP
Clues Answers
Ovation for leading car overtaking CLAPPING
Patrol leader like mother - it's in the blood PLASMA
Perhaps one shut a gap? HIATUS
Premature demise may be hated ACCIDENTALDEATH
Repeat action of a revolver GYRATE
Spoken prayer that's plain PRAIRIE
Take a turn with silent cooking in the kitchen UTENSIL
The acre is roughly 40% of it HECTARE
The feast is almost oriental EASTER
The skilled worker in Cathcart is a necessary part of the Cape economy ARTISAN
This could set many free AMNESTY
Vegetable pot found in the dump TURNIP
Walk by the river CHEYNE
Where reels of film may be seen - or heard CANNES