The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,789 - Mar 27 2003

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Clues Answers
1 2 ... but not first and second! CARDINALNUMBERS
Arrangement for string players CATSCRADLE
Awkward skier's about to try BOLSHY
Back in a jiffy SECOND
Blow friends over SLAP
Close to 3.75p once? NEARASNINEPENCE
Coach horse to take most of risk on the outside CHARABANC
Crook causing stink about piles with quarters missing HOODLUM
Describe food store's elegant point DELINEATE
Fast on the Italian pulse LENTIL
Hate holding royal imp SPRITE
Important event when dead man's head is found in Scottish town LANDMARK
Interdiction that's about to stick BATON
Jousting tournament doesn't include one pet TANTRUM
Clues Answers
Leave it behind once? EXIT
Meaningful study SEMANTICS
My tribute made to element YTTERBIUM
One couple takes it to reproduce IMITATE
Recurring sounds of wind and castanets are heard CYCLIC
Sinkhole holding king's spit SKEWER
Smack the pony HORSE
Sources of energy arising around the queen's harem SERAGLIO
Stood by any other name from Shakespeare? AROSE
Teams recipe for developing outstanding performance MASTERPIECE
Traveller's mother in tacit agreement NOMAD
Turned one large seed into vegetable plant PETUNIA
Type of meal that was insipid, according to Spooner PACKEDLUNCH
Where woodmen stay is light brown and cold inside LUMBERCAMP