The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,258 - Jul 11 2001

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Clues Answers
23 made this king in colour DYKE
8 London Road EMBANKMENT
An old poet's pigeons HOMERS
Band of greenery? OASIS
Blow up in the darkroom ENLARGE
Cloud cover near Stroud! SHROUD
Dirty, wretched guy in niche UNHYGIENIC
Doormats where shadows fall on institutions DOGSBODIES
Drink absinthe, perhaps SHRUB
Each clever youngster's possession EVERY
Evidence of Peel's successes KILLS
French cars use this oil ESSENCE
It is pushed out on the Spree! BOAT
It measures the speed of the wind, etc METRONOME
Jacinth, possibly, of sapphire's shade GEMSTONE
Clues Answers
King brought up in Staffordshire OFFA
One letting nothing go has a second difficult problem STICKLER
One who raised the foundation BENEFACTOR
Power over the drunkard INFLUENCE
Rita is at the heart of this nuisance IRRITANT
Safety device heartlessly shattered in crash HEADREST
Shocking! That's their anger out of control EARTHSHATTERING
Simple girl nearly rode back on donkey UNADORNED
The most effective notes in case ABLEST
Touchy about a familiar London statue EROS
Trees do provide strength for a Danish physicist OERSTED
Very old description, in part, of some hymns ANCIENT
Where Horatio asked for the kiss of death? TRAFALGAR
Writer with name on flag PENNON