The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,097 - Jan 4 2001

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Clues Answers
... and fast on land STRANDED
5 down in the herb-garden SIMPLE
A gunrunner COLT
Church elder confused by Peter's introduction of ritual PRESBYTER
Detectives are aware of these doubts SUSPECTS
Fair Sally's seated in jaunting-car AUNT
Famous racehorse who lit up the Classics? HYPERION
Fast in the water ... ANCHORED
Find fault with square boxes KNOCKS
Girl found in a chapel, topless ETHEL
He planted a tree using these hollow acorns ANCESTOR
Inventor of the bottomless pot 1E1L
It makes perfect tribute on radio COMPLEMENT
Land in Spain, say ESTATE
Clues Answers
Locums try to do this at the dentist STOPGAPS
Opening shot before the starter's orders APERITIF
Popular colours STANDARD
Put off when nearly through ONHOLD
Roman law pursues one prickly family ILEX
Some say Alexandra made it suitable for the Prince of Wales, for instance DRAMA
State with Bartok in and playing around NEVADA
Sun-god in rage brings nasty weather RAINSTORM
They are fingered in exchange, connecting calls WEDDINGRINGS
They are used when giving a 22 TELEPHONES
They indicate the stakes, not the mistakes BETTINGSLIPS
Try this Ampleforth product SAMPLE
Undemanding, unlike a hooker! STRAIGHTFORWARD