The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,299 - Aug 28 2001

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A volume to absorb half-bookish type ACADEMIC
Contractor's footnote on tick TRICEPS
Could they be on the rocks with bad balances? Right! BARNACLES
Fabric made completely out of rags? TATTERSALL
Furnishing periodical with set of figures OCCASIONALTABLE
Game's up within seconds! SUPPORTS
Girl has tot after consuming a Mexican dish ENCHILADA
Girl models a little number in black JANET
Having used Monica, resorted to lying MENDACIOUS
Horses in back-to-back races BLOODSTOCK
Jolly little woman on the bottle JOVIAL
Keep quiet about race position of an also-ran SEVENTH
Leather made to swing on being delivered SUEDE
Let down, female starts to peak FLOWER
Peak, we hear, invariably referred to as high DUDGEON
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Produce offspring, but no son initially for pop PAWN
Prudish about the sexes meeting, or relaxed? COMFY
Puff about key to English novelist SEWELL
Quick bite from dog biscuit SNAP
Rare catch made of unusual fish CHARACTER
Round pegs? TEES
Singer's perch BASS
Spare tyre will appear after this large meal! BLOWOUT
Special sole pad to protect foot lever SOFTPEDAL
This uniform is distinctive and reddish brown LIVERY
Tie in cause of misery with money BANKNOTE
Train, say, for this course SWEET
Wears t-this loosely? Exactly! SWEATSHIRT
Would-be creating a name during a short burst of effort ASPIRANT