The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,256 - Jul 9 2001

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A meal's been cooked for sailors ABLESEAMEN
A state of pure chaos PERU
Abandon Britain, say, to live in isolation here? DESERTISLAND
An order for despatch DEATHWARRANT
Changed round when batting team has been dismissed INSIDEOUT
Complete cancellation of a golf match? ROUNDOFF
Confine Brown without leave to military HQ PENTAGON
Destructive bore in Spanish river EBRO
Dis duck - or dat? EIDER
Does it secure tile to shingle? HATPIN
Free water SPRING
Grain of discomfort CORN
Guide to the first card LEAD
How one may get down to make money dishonestly? FEATHERONESNEST
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Man rises above it IRISHSEA
Mythical king who never quite got what he wanted TANTALUS
Odd doctrine obtains goods without paying ONCREDIT
One has a job to get money from one EMPLOYER
Pitcher on the table? TUNINGFORK
Runner defeated in close race LOSER
Shaken and upset AGITATED
Snooping, a small number make notes NOSING
Such trees are barely recognisable in winter DECIDUOUS
The game's finished without a team NOSIDE
Waste of a key public service FUTILITY
Wrongly admits to being at the centre of things AMIDST
Yet his talk is far from uplifting! GASBAG