The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,785 - Jan 4 2000

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Clues Answers
Adopt alternative to kilt for 16 WEARTHETROUSERS
Amount of sweetener given golf club not quite lacking vacancy SPOONFUL
Continue risking all assets to 6 KEEPONESSHIRTON
Cousins, perhaps, initially insisted aunt should be given a shrub ROBINIA
Digital enhancement of colouring process NAILPOLISH
Doubled bait originally put in river, getting a bite? NIBBLE
Eccentric Aussie, sound as a bell, given an innings? DINGBAT
Entertain exploitation after morning session AMUSE
Finished neat analysis of vehicle's handling problem? OVERSTEER
Firm management's beginning to look equal COMPEER
Given a buzz, getting dander up, they're up in arms! HUMERI
Library patron in dispute, with drill outside? BORROWER
Marry up two of the old documents, at first naively sentimental DEWYEYED
One young winger of two struggling to contain the French OWLET
Clues Answers
Re-used cover of previous issue? HANDMEDOWN
Second Guardian setter in a bit of a mess? SPLODGE
Seeing a short-term operation blown, working under cover ESPIONAGE
Smooth ruffled feathers? CALMDOWN
Snaffle-bit may be unacceptable NAFF
So is Green Party possibly committing a cardinal sin? ENVIOUS
Somewhat vitriolic, categorising some musicians TRIO
Stick out for long-term study programme PROJECT
US suit over this? 1's third to cover it in UK VEST
Water down last of 8's cover-ups? HOSE
Way forward for careerist in public transport? FASTLANE
What did George put down and become boring? DRAGON
Wildly anti, getting into 13 millennium 11? That's 8 DOMINATE
Writer with lead part in sketch PENCIL