The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,965 - Aug 1 2000

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999, say - grinding job for a PC NUMBERCRUNCHING
A neat thief, but a noisy one RUSTLER
Author who wrote pricy composition COPYWRITER
Carmen, say, galvanised into action OPERATION
Crazy party or show PORTRAY
Despite the title, 'Falling Leaves' is still a popular song EVERGREEN
Exploits followed by Romans ACTS
Express train DIRECT
Fashionable and exotic p-pansy SNAPPY
Find a hunter at sea UNEARTH
Gunners issued malfunctioning arms RADIUSES
I cut girl out of church ritual LITURGIC
Looking for hospital accommodation later AFTERWARDS
Maverick red steer's a runaway DESERTER
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Moor in Venetian chorus ANCHOR
Nasty sounding mongrel in the citrus grove UGLI
Reason one lost at Oxford CAUSE
Recluse using Early English timer EREMITE
Shock! Heads of State take up nationalisation STUN
Show one mercy somehow CEREMONY
Stir with black parsley, say POTHERB
Style of the Spanish and Anglo-Norman ELAN
Thin crackers are fried RAREFIED
Trade vehicles TRAFFIC
US state with rolling russet meadows PASTURES
Vale in Provence ADIEU
Where a storm leaves copper positive? TEACUP
Where Gordon went for common operation? GENERALPRACTICE