The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,618 - Sep 6 2002

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Clues Answers
Animal to stare into the distance? On the contrary GAZELLE
Compiler's 20 involving bits of log in farcical situation IMBROGLIO
Creche in north Surrey reorganised NURSERY
Decimal system said to be moist DEWY
Descriptive term for what's essential in back support EPITHET
Dessert with largely tasteless, cold, scabby skin BLANCMANGE
Did these glamorous people formerly play by ear? EXOTICS
Does a sunrise issue from your idol's? ANUS
Drunken hack almost lit pile of stamps PHILATELIC
Dubious character's discount covers whore REPROBATE
Egg provides measure of energy, not beginning to include beginning or end of 16 OVULE
I called round on the 5th of April for hospital equipment IRONLUNG
Island where Nellie goes topless ELBA
Islander gutted coastal town BRITON
Jamesian villain - one held to be dated QUAINT
Clues Answers
Monarch regularly being chivalrous KNIGHTLY
No-go in state, no-go by day? NOCTURNAL
Old flame turned up in unfinished house in jacket TUXEDO
Pedigree includes rising novelist GIDE
Perform - or improvise on - Bach's first bit of framework DOORJAMB
Practise religion of 12 DOZEN
Press suit where suits are pressed COURT
Secret to reveal about foreign article UNDERCOVER
South Africa gets into Italian food without a flashy performance PIZAZZ
Splendid display with a sombre hairdo POMPADOUR
Super fish BRILL
The last book to bring joy to the cleric REVELATION
Tolkien's villains about to turn left among sportsmen in disorder SCROFULA
Writer and bookman to take Iliad off in 5s VLADIMIRNABOKOV