The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,829 - Feb 24 2000

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Clues Answers
22 surrounds church fence RECEIVER
Against separating unreactive type of sugar INVERT
Banker transfixed by English brigand REIVER
Bloke with bird on the street ERNEST
Caroline's nasty chemical ACROLEIN
Deception begs future involvement SUBTERFUGE
Enthusiast is after trunk of tree CHESTNUT
Failing to support a director's recommendation ADVICE
Fashionable team went forward INSIDELEFT
Finished one small drink PASTIS
Flier to obstruct venture BARBET
Footwear worn by Oriental stars BOOTES
Incontinent cows showing lack of power of voluntary motion AKINESIA
Initially teachers half-heartedly comfort trusted servant TREASURE
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Is skilled at getting round girl; that's charming ADORABLE
New sergeant is set at odds ESTRANGE
Old journalist and artist in seated room EXEDRA
Patch together a fishing boat touring Belgium COBBLE
Person in poem is a painter VERONESE
Serial broadcast in the country ISRAEL
Sportsman embraced old workman PLATELAYER
The drama teacher's carriage? STAGECOACH
The sailor's to go astray when on the drink ABSINTHE
Time to interrupt credulous resident NATIVE
Unfaithful lover in novel is scared CRESSIDA
Weave corsets producing tension on ship BOBSTAYS
Wizard often having a stoop MERLIN
Work the land in infamous prison BASTILLE