The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,744 - Nov 16 1999

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Adverse criticism almost to the end of the scale FLAK
Badly behind, missing third payment, ultimately still owing INDEBT
Besotted, they pop without introduction up chapel! THEHAPPYCOUPLE
Big, big band in organ rendition BROBDINGNAGIAN
Chambers won't have an entry here, if you're lucky! RUSSIANROULETTE
Clear drama enacted on court? NETPLAY
Commercial transport showing considerable stress GOODSTRAIN
Essential part finally bottled? VITAL
Express boarded by Latin Society WORLD
Fool's eating bitter plant off the wall! BERSERK
Great conqueror's kiss collected by a beautiful youth ALEXANDER
In terror, disorderly go to pumps? FOOTGEAR
Like a fool, puts up with way layabout behaves STUPIDLY
Magistrate's conflicting votes left America in recession PROCONSUL
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Number 50 secures bye to last place in quarter-final - my pleasure! NOTATALL
One disposing of irritations following Labour Party round FLYTRAP
One retiring medic follows another back into queue behind Dad - or Mum, for example PALINDROME
Prove right, merely by changing book to Kipling poem JUSTIFY
Round the twist or up the pole? DUENORTH
Serviceable fellow rejected northern banker OUSE
Show fear - this is a case for Robin Hood QUIVER
That is a horse beetle SCARAB
The Animals may initially make a persistent noise! ZOOM
The lead for which one was unprepared? SURPRISEELEMENT
Two little women with start of lock jaw JOWL
Volunteers of yore, with many suffering YEOMANRY
War and Peace personified: not I - the king's old gamekeeper WARRENER
Young professional lady's ending up tart? YUPPIE