The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,247 - Jun 28 2001

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Clues Answers
... last of Hague's Tories, I lost badly, needing two speakers STEREO
A blow grips university, falling between academic years AUGUST
A contralto not keeping time, perhaps, in gummy passage? ROOTCANAL
Absorb abstract DIGEST
Bird with modern date reflected on old one with bumpkin DABCHICK
Bloom given praise before 12 MORNINGGLORY
Boy and girl rising for a piece of music SONATINA
Bullying the astronaut is out of order STRONGARM
Certain to secure second victory, standing against... VERSUS
Charge a toll at the dwindling river BILLABONG
Cooks in house of ill repute STEWS
Denmark, a hyperactive place with a platform for free speech HYDEPARK
Feeling bad about being unimpressed, initially, by the widow's mite, say CONTRIBUTION
Headhunter's current employment in part of England HAMPSHIRE
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Label lacking head and heart TICKER
Look into what happens in casinos at twilight GLOAMING
Markets dramatist, getting a reasonable cut FAIRSHARE
Notice cinematic litigant's return REMARK
On the way up, stitch up playground feature CLIMBINGFRAME
Outer layer of letter I fire shells at EPIBLAST
Smashed the oven STOVE
Sounding bored with remote access? OUIJA
Start to shrivel and decay, as passion may SMOULDER
The common man, being skint, changes sides BLOKE
The compiler is to report to the gangway AISLE
Weapon carried by livestock? ESTOC
Work record brought into smart but specious argument CHOPLOGIC
Worker on trial is in concert in part of church PROTESTANTISM