The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,853 - Mar 23 2000

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A harsh settlement for nipper coming up with gimcrack DIKTAT
A saint from head to toe, the continental European. (What a plonker!) UKELELE
Clever Dick's alter ego? SMARTALEC
Designs instruments? MEANS
Drink 100 Guinness! ALEC
Faces female force filled with flutter ASPECTS
Great article taken from 'Ornaments Design' MONSTER
Hislop (Ian) ordered Joanna's present PIANO
In denial, express feeling for simplicity INNOCENCE
Incipient Northern rising NASCENT
Indian is one of these announcing topless draughts OCEANS
It's more than up to one Ben Brimstone SULPHUR
Left Frome, going round by way of 5 LEVIATHAN
Light components add point to snaps PHOTONS
Outspoken child rushed to 5. (Amazed?) MINOTAUR
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Overlook the habit to swank? BRAG
Pass off the palimpsest as mine? LIMPET
Push through Turkey, covered in sweat EXTRUDE
Rappers sat playing donated organs SPAREPARTS
Reformed ferryman trapping speed cultivators, for instance FARMMACHINERY
Reported a woman's courtship? That's rough! HIRSUTE
Royal Prussian sportsmen? BLUES
They say Hope is all tied up TRUSSED
Thickening painful growths put end to gout on part of foot CORNSTARCH
This runs after 'er to bring trouble and strife INDOORS
To be drunk neat? TIGHT
Training centre's cleared for development EDUCTION
Turn this to become head over heels TURTLE
Where to play the mating game CHESSCLUB