The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,822 - May 5 2003

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A permit carried by the runner ATHLETE
A poser before a nurse PRETENDER
A relation calling for a certain amount of cooperation RATIO
Behind a measure the sovereign's taken AFTER
Blows on the feet SOCKS
Bread scattered among the leftovers for a bird REDBREAST
Dismiss ministers as a sign of contrition SACKCLOTH
Drags up the turf SWARD
Entertainment managers find the really naughty child is rare, surprisingly IMPRESARI
Excellent publicity arranged by one of the family GRANDAD
Exemplary colours? STANDARDS
Firm with a woman in order to beat a problem CONUNDRUM
For coppers in a small band, it's rough RASPING
Get Burlington House a good oil-supplier COPRA
Gets the dog and looks around SECURES
Hesitate to make modest cut DEMUR
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Inane make-up for a girl ANNIE
Many love tea and coffee MOCHA
Military personnel accompanying the first lady magistrate REEVE
Not decent maybe, but quite happy CONTENTED
Petition the Conservative leader to go on CRAVE
Pledge to provide a home with listening equipment initially EARNEST
Refuge making no charge - a questionable arrangement ANCHORAGE
Sauce bottle NERVE
The casual worker has to move fast! SCAMPER
The last month the Left are to speak out DECLARE
Times in a cathedral for carpeting AXMINSTER
To throw money around carelessly proves to have a limit OVERSPEND
Track supervision DIRECTION
Training a vine, note, is simplicity itself NAIVETE
Work in the Channel Islands producing plants CACTI
Writing about some furniture restorer REDRESSER