The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,615 - Sep 3 2002

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A bird short of style CHIC
Accountant finds many assorted islands as a tax haven CAYMAN
Benito's own short-comings in unnatural birth BLACKSHIRT
Bottom drawer in Shakespeare? TITANIA
Cockney knitted goods dealer and basket maker OSIER
Drink causes man to turn sick at a party AMONTILLADO
Effect of what a child might do IMPACT
Footwear for performin' on the hoof BUSKIN
Gay partners just wed down under? NEWHEBRIDES
Girl with money - a Thatcherite mantra TINA
Hearing about 6 like 1 TRIVIAL
How Railtrack should have proceeded ONTHERIGHTLINES
Inability to make progress, ie train management INERTIA
It could be a 7th century pope MARTINI
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It could be wet round this UNDERTOW
It's an insult to speak like an Iranian ASPERSION
Jumper's rest disturbed and it wakes you up ROOSTER
Munch: perhaps I start to crunch ARTIST
Order a pound of daggers OBELI
Place for publicans and sinners? BEHINDBARS
Producer of bent European carrot CREATOR
Room for action by Bobby in Peckham, say SCOPE
Satellite's descent of little significance ADROPINTHEOCEAN
Secure a pledge from a saucy woman BAGGAGE
Spike has ups and downs in Cornwall GOONHILLY
The French, elliptic possibly, but terse LACONIC
Unwelcome form of death HATED
Watering hole - a hole possibly leading to habit ALEHOUSE