The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,544 - Jun 12 2002

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Clues Answers
Beast took a pill - no charge! OKAPI
Block to let characters from Butlin's get Mondays off STUMBLINGSTONE
Breaking of rules of grammar by editor in person? OURSELF
Church line about pollution can't go wrong CERTAINTY
Cut the end off 1 across to take 1 across SHEAR
Deal with cars on road TRAFFIC
Ear's in, ear out - lovely stuff! EROTICA
Emperor with a Gallic turn, possibly CALIGULA
Everyone's expression is divine ALLAH
Gold box used by painters and musicians ORCHESTRA
Hold back the chorus REFRAIN
Home bird? I t-take what's coming to me INHERIT
How to talk about instincts? Me? Coming up! IDIOM
I call the regulator: infer I'm badly placed FISHOUTOFWATER
Clues Answers
I take 1 across (solution found in a get-together) MERGANSER
I take 1 across (to sound of disapproval by fool) BOOBY
I take 1 across as part of flower or insect CORMORANT
I take 1 across at sea in the Antarctic, under a pound ALBATROSS
I take 1 across: beast who does so is about to pull up SEAGULL
Mog backing it? Not saying TACIT
Set off with permit to control outbursts FITSOFTEMPER
Telepathy time? Not when it's twisting the tongue ESPERANTO
This 1 across can still see - a clever postscript ANABLEPS
TV counsellor could be fairer about Zen leader FRAZIER
Two years' bedsits may evoke 'Don't leave me' from carol singer STAYBYMYSIDE
Welsh church organ's first step recorded LLANO
What Brummel called the Prince, with dire results FATALLY
What may need breaking - no point - I take too many cuppas THEIC