The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,149 - Mar 6 2001

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Clues Answers
A new wine list introduced ahead of starters ANTIPASTI
Bad lot? Bad job! NASTYBITOFWORK
Baseball player in pants and T-shirt SHORTSTOP
Blue ? Tory out and out DOWNRIGHT
Character going to seed GRAIN
Chief meeting Queen's man with bow ARCHER
Clever daily means to fix the buzzer FLYPAPER
Extract of poplar, chestnut, box and conifer LARCH
Forces abroad, for example DISPLACES
Girl to coordinate going on stage DAISY
Girl, if topless, would create an atmosphere LAURA
Hack covers page with sensational headline SPLASH
Heartless visitor saw round to our delight GUSTO
Ice in the drink? BERG
Clues Answers
Mark setting the standard MODEL
Pair of cords to go with brogues, perhaps SHOELACES
Partner wearing girdle with ribbing RALLYING
Period of ignorance without the Sun and Times? DARKAGES
Pound from base limit bouncing back to upper limit ROOF
Pull in here, set down and bid farewell LAYBY
Quality of the candid camera photo? TRANSPARENCY
Return to gold standard and mint, say ROOTSTOCK
Set opening clue, working to mislead PUTONEACROSSON
Some encouragement, you say, is in vain PROUD
Spike tears dreadfully LACERATES
Turns away from little green man, hair standing on end ALIENATES
With oil streaming out, this prospector is made MINERALOGIST
Wrong leader's taken on top dog AIREDALE