The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,584 - Jul 29 2002

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Clues Answers
Author on track of plants GREENERY
Child (or animal) is traditionally involved in dramatic incident on real set, perhaps SCENESTEALER
City man behaved badly RIOTED
Drink with radical girl REDBIDDY
Dues said wrongly to deter DISSUADE
Exploit in port had a numbing effect DEADENED
Fruit centre in a whirl NECTARINE
Girl (very quiet and French) is mixing gin, arousing no desire to eat UNAPPETISING
Gloomy for listener held in boring grip DREARY
Headdress wins first class in art upset TIARA
Humble clerk using head to mop up store, it's said URIAHHEEP
I'm curter anyway with Ginger TURMERIC
Inapt performance in part of wild and reckless person RANTIPOLE
Is able to return assistance to port in Crete nominated by Italians CANDIA
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Looked hard for leading journalist STARED
Make a fuss in form CREATE
Medical safeguard against underworld disease DISINFECTION
Mistakes once common for lady cyclists BLOOMERS
Newspaperman determined to go out SHEET
Nobleman on site, perhaps, before everyone else EARLIEST
Point out wealthy in Germany of old REICH
Poles always positioned in game between England and Wales SEVERNBRIDGE
Recantation by friend in poem PALINODE
Show great deference to Paul REVERE
Showy vehicle remains inside FLASHY
Stress in music STRAIN
Thought novice to be perfect IDEAL
Vocal inflexion of girls in Kentish town MAIDSTONE