The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,150 - Mar 7 2001

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Clues Answers
A household chore that is decreasing IRONING
A performer in taking part is terrible ARTISTE
A team apart ASIDE
Alarm about Northern Ireland tax TOCSIN
Beastly sound? No sound! NEIGH
Bishop, opposition leader, sculptor and composer BORODIN
Capital letters in biro in a novel NAIROBI
Chewed over half-warmed fish outside gallery MEDITATED
Debatable topic broached after beastly noise MOOT
Disreputable (but attractive) fliers and swimmers RAFFISH
East wind leading to death or removal of rock, perhaps STEADYING
Everyone enters fish trade? Nonsense! CODSWALLOP
Hannibal the Carthaginian's last stand in church LECTERN
If definite, the recital is fixed ARTICLE
Islamic leader studies religious art ICONS
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Make wavy cover for something straight each day PERDIEM
Misfortune, having one pound not readily converted into cash ILLIQUID
Nicely critical - as if studio would be worried FASTIDIOUS
Runner or dramatist in play ADMINISTRATOR
Seafront centre hairstyle AFRO
Social worker entering factory with a scarf covering head and shoulders MANTILLA
Solemn undertaking to abstain from drinking a toast PLEDGE
Stately bird - for example, one brought up in Dorset SWANAGE
Symposium presented by a Greek character in 10 TEACHIN
The Beano is amusing COMIC
Type of sketch taken from thin album THUMBNAIL
Unruly boy I quell in a roundabout way OBLIQUELY
Woven fabric for tailored suits with fine finish TISSUE
Writer gets nothing right, fortunately ORWELL