The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,042 - Oct 30 2000

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Clues Answers
'Girl!', scoffed a Greek maid GALATEA
A friend will offer an American private backing within a very short time AMIGO
A promoter of drink - stout SUPPORTER
A Spaniard admitting running water is more reliable SURER
A woman gets cold on standing CONSTANCE
An underground toiler opposing a goddess MINERVA
Attitude struck by quiet social worker about dope PASSANT
Brief message not allowed to include direction NOTELET
Copper taken in by a little crawler should make check INSPECT
Directed trade in essential components TRAINED
Discrimination shown - but not a lot TASTE
Don't stop persons misbehaving PRESSON
Feeling making an onset is called for SENSATION
Few in single situation have the answer SOLVE
Fish catching old vessel not proceeding in an orderly way LARKING
High and mighty rascal with little hesitation incurred debts IMPERIOUS
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It's about those of advanced years being committed to prison CAGED
It's not a minor change he proposes NOMINATOR
Kitty's after underwear - a tricky business indeed! TIGHTSPOT
Learn, maybe, about conservationists - see the light LANTERN
More colourful, though less experienced GREENER
Note beans are repellent REPULSE
Noted work of a minister, almost all with a point PASTORALE
Overlooks nothing concerning a blight on the landscape EYESORE
Provokes those supplying information NARKS
Relationship established at entering a foreign port RATIO
Rocky English beach SHINGLE
Skinhead running off, moving with some speed SPRINTING
Some ancient Briton gained these islands TONGA
The dancer's plain, right? STEPPER
The individual certain to make one cross! ELECTOR
Time for doing the ironing? EVENING