The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,260 - Jul 13 2001

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Clues Answers
... so interrupted by year's staff THYRSUS
A hazard on the table or in the field POTSHOT
A right to disclaim housing caught fire ARDENCY
Appoint entirely new ambassador PLENIPOTENTIARY
Clue initially difficult absorbs, if like Araucaria's, for example CONIFEROUS
Cover with mosaic put up to promote Greek goddess TESSELLATE
Creature has month off work OPUS
Despicable for student to curse a bit ... LOATHSOME
Disagree with long pronouncement in paper TAKEISSUE
End of punishment on board? YARDARM
Fellow who's good on alien instrument TRUMPET
Fish got cut HADDOCK
Fix to horse PINTO
Fundamentals that might become bent? GRASSROOTS
Grounds for spiritual lords following first? ESTATE
Clues Answers
Important: make an unpleasant climax anticlimactic CAPITAL
Intruder we turned back UNDERWRITE
It's put in pudding to knock up a firm one TAPIOCA
Keep short pole over hand STARVE
One who does scorch CHAR
Point to unused edge SIDLE
Port side of a ship HULL
Said to be the story's end TAIL
Small fishcake? PIKELET
Southside power? STEAM
The first to redeem is put on the cross TRANSOM
There isn't one! CATCH
Time to debate disloyalty TREASON
Was not all there, as Greeks claim? LOSTONESMARBLES
Yankee slicker's crude to Dixie folk OILSKIN