The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,772 - Mar 7 2003

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Clues Answers
1 across runs away over fish GUDGEON
Allow conservationists into elite organisation ENTITLE
Artist to pursue struggle for survival RATRACE
Attend a soldier's party and make a run for it BEATARETREAT
Celebrated wealth being invested in hospital department EMINENT
Command one in artillery ORDINANCE
Daughter concealed traditional crockery DINNERSET
Environment Tabitha created HABITAT
Flora Dean arranged a dance FARANDOLE
Greek infiltrating the French network LATTICE
Hearing several trapped in ruin, editor is crestfallen DISHEARTENED
His music's simple harmonies give away composer LEHAR
It is returned by the tenth TITHE
It's spotted having small drink STIPPLE
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Knight accepts thanks for instrument SITAR
New climb shows potential NASCENT
Old controller docking a satellite ORBITER
Old man's wonderful promotion GRANDAD
Points retinue makes to board ENTRAIN
Queen contracted fungal disease ERGOT
Quite a few noticed bagging game SEVENTEEN
Resentment of English earl during exhausting binges HARDFEELINGS
Scotsman protects princess from the Middle East IRANIAN
Shot nasty drug in nightclub HOTSPOT
State representative's passion for seductive woman VAMPIRE
Stumbles outside church - stretches out an arm TRICEPS
Stupid reason to test ancient artifact ROSETTASTONE
The universe is losing carbon by diffusion OSMOSIS