The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,970 - Aug 7 2000

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A place of current conflict TIDERIP
Company doctor is amusing when in theatre COMEDIC
Controversial, but continues to rebuild CONTENTIOUS
Cotton on a reel is in a tangle REALISE
Develop and go round topless EVOLVE
Expensive address DEAR
Extremely ragged FRAYED
Fresh start for an old scholar? CLEANSLATE
Gaoled drunken ancient AGEOLD
Give a Royal Marine's guard order to salute PRESENTARMS
Gun company occupied by receiver FIREARM
He has broken links with one foreign capital HELSINKI
How one may serve as subordinate member UNDERARM
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It may provide a smoke ring that's unequalled PERFECTO
Just say I am in a French resort MENTION
Kept quiet RESERVED
Lack bite? STARVE
Madrid is in her itinerary, but part can be cut off DISINHERIT
Medicine used by astronauts? CAPSULE
Soft soap and a face-cloth FLANNEL
Sort of break on the turntable? DISC
Stampede over the long grass ONRUSH
Supreme general OVERALL
Telephone system put in new Citroen on motorway INTERCOM
Two trials setting a precedent TESTCASE
You may find night-fliers hanging about in it BELFRY