The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,464 - Mar 11 2002

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Barrels used for target practice BUTTS
Common complaint of many of advanced years COLD
Company with deficit states huge figure COLOSSUS
Dostoevsky's partner in crime PUNISHMENT
Fed up youngsters beginning to flout authority DEFY
Going out, Nigel's not the only one in a suit SINGLETON
It may flow and sound like the sea MANE
Lacking respect, notwithstanding REGARDLESS
Language that provides neat prose ESPERANTO
Like to run when so inclined ASLOPE
Located the cause of the trouble and criticised FOUNDFAULT
Miscalculate and tip a pound note BUNGLE
Musician wanted a meal right away SUPPE
Objects and doesn't go on ENDS
Officer cut off in pass COLONEL
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Old man provides me with so sound an uplift METHUSELAH
Outcast reflects the way people treat him LEPER
Personal hint INTIMATE
Precipitate way the staff leave school assembly? HEADFIRST
Remain perfectly still and go cold all over FREEZE
Round safety devise that's practicable OFUSE
She is expected to succeed HEIRESS
Short dress on mother, to say the least MINIMUM
Small number performing for 24 hours - 12 in fact NOONDAY
Uniformed footmen INFANTRY
Vegetable only half-cooked? SPLITPEA
What a taxi driver may do? That's a lot of rubbish! REFUSETIP
Who'll go first? LEADINGQUESTION
Wiseacre makes a witticism, spoken in French PUNDIT