The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,234 - Jun 13 2001

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Clues Answers
Almost average girl NORMA
Bird with no aversion to cheese STILTON
Brier in elegant profusion EGLANTINE
Clothing for Roman foot-soldiers MANIPLE
Declaration of love for a saint VALENTINE
Girl accepting object in goodwill AMITY
Gloomiest doctor takes a turn DARKEST
Hastings group with one doctor? BANDA
Housing settlement ACCOMMODATION
Informed some of the raw article is rejected AWARE
Lay down as a rule before writer PRESCRIBE
Left ship rather slowly LARGO
Little girl to retain damaged box CONTAINER
Make allusion to artist, suggesting lack of balance? REFERTODRAWER
Clues Answers
Man giving note to girl on rising BASIL
Man has to buy drinks all round in that place THEREAT
Once again carry out direction in state of trance REENACT
Person who retired before time, perhaps EREMITE
Public officer being mean to worker INTENDANT
Rural group whose purpose is to top the charts, perhaps THATCHERS
Seal ring and attempt to swallow one OTARY
Seer gets warning about barrel counter FORTUNETELLER
Showing restraint in Europe, for instance CONTINENT
Stole cattle, but made little noise RUSTLED
Stories about child are an understatement LITOTES
Took a picture showing rare animal OKAPI
Unorthodox priest manged to infiltrate and become known TRANSPIRE
What professional fiddler does just to get by? SCRAPEALIVING