The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,275 - Jul 31 2001

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'Clumsier conurbations not ones to be rebuilt', in describing the National Gallery extension MONSTROUS
A fitting question, but said to appear exaggerated? DOESMY
About to attack and make good REFIT
Arsenal's first to be taken in by red cards TAROT
Attempt to reach French resort? You weren't far off NICETRY
Bambi to hold club, one contends DEBATER
Break down completely when Spooner calls me an old codger FALLAPART
Clothing down under open? Hasty adjustment required! PANTYHOSE
Composer uses middle note, so if you need a lift... CHOPIN
Counter of pulses heading off for the mountain EIGER
Do see to Mr Nasty's hard skin OSTEODERM
French novelist holds himself briefly in palm CALAMUS
Joint gear for one overseas, we hear? MITRE
Likely lecturer retained by dunce not making money NONPROFIT
Loose women in the family goes topless UNTIE
Mother and child of religious separatists? PIETA
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Poets on Dante's characters: 'They needed Hercules to work!' STEPTOE
Relatively speaking, one's kept under wraps MUMMY
See 1 BIGINTHIS
See 1 BUMLOOK
See 13 BATTERY
See 15 APPLE
See 20 ANDSON
See 3 CARBUNCLE
Something placed round a wrong helmet BASINET
To attack from the air, Biggles & Co set randomly about it STRAFE
Uprising of revolutionary king, Napoleon's successor in Egypt KLEBER
Vehicle lapped by another, but only one a Beetle SCARAB
VIP on board? CHEESE
Why the chicken didn''t cross the road? Exhaustion RUNDOWN
Will students take it and evangelists holler it on time? TESTAMENT
You have to c-charge the favourite at a fair lick? TOFFEE