The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,634 - Sep 25 2002

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Clues Answers
... and kind of jacket with back to front characteristics STRAIT
A planter involved in nurturing seed PARENTAL
Boy catches one out FIRED
Chorale transposed in key for a soloist? BACHELORFLAT
Corruption in order is a killer GARROTTER
Covering false alarm caused jam MARMALADE
Fabric made up in the form of a circular cylinder LYCRA
False clues, missing first object in investigation SLEUTHING
How to behave in religious home? HONESTLY
It's a bore, so agree to differ EAGRE
It's exclusive East German xenophobia OSTRACISM
Letters of agreement CORRESPONDENCE
New overcoat inducing development of form ... EVOCATOR
Overseas letter from the volunteer force? THETA
Clues Answers
Professional opinion of a scheme lacking point ADVICE
River bird NENE
Row with leader appears in the press HEADLINE
Rush without starting to be modest HASTE
Sectarian turns 23 with time BIGOT
Sequel to 'England expects...'? BIRTHOFANATION
Soldier died in the wilderness GOBI
Synthetic drugs are perhaps not physic HYPNOTICS
They entertain a tourist on board STRIPPERS
This could be active in vice ring VOICE
We sat around quietly to work? Not here SWEATSHOP
What a librarian may do and hope to get UTTERSILENCE
Without Kitty, Jack croaked and gave up ABDICATED
Yarn about the Euro to raise the spirits ELATE