The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,820 - May 2 2003

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Animal at front of lake OXBOW
Blondes Tennyson had his 18 FAIRWOMEN
Contradiction will drive one crazy DEMENTI
Cultural disposition gives point to little sceptic ETHOS
Dying work provides end of good mortuaries DREAMOF
End of the Spanish when French vicar's about CLOSURE
Fighting man takes second right, holding magazine SOLDIER
Fuel merchant badly tailored at end of summer OILTRADER
Given permission to execute debtor - anger apt to erupt GRANTEDPROBATE
Gold beneath getting louder: take the food I made CREATOR
Insecticide of a different ilk in horn ANTKILLER
Lady to sing 'Bread of Heaven' without a note MADONNA
Lewd student, American, upraising German air LUSTFUL
Looks at message of greeting REGARDS
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Principal keeps soft reeds playing when up against a deadline PRESSEDFORTIME
Scores 0, according to report NICKS
Scot embracing me - that's what I was trying to say IMEAN
See 18 GERONTIUS
See 20 ROMEO
See 20 ARTTHOU
Spherical, topless, like part of the ear LOBULAR
Support for member on Uncle Tom's master's endless way LEGREST
The Beckham christening question: O father, O mother, were our characters injured? WHEREFORE
The only Scotsman to be wise? SOLOMON
Unusual consul, one involved with Gaul, gets punishment in a body of poets CALIGULASHORSE
Upper-class theologian was first to enter prize and got cosily placed CUDDLEDUP
Vitally important neophyte, 16 of the 18 3 CARDINALNEWMAN
Weight that's white with spots OUNCE