The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,865 - Jun 24 2003

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8 could be mere myth? Afraid dessert rat! FREDDIESTARRATE
A half-cut blonde I'd seen in article with false denial and this on top? TABLOIDHEADLINE
Almost manage the country, keeping in charge, then send to the country RUSTICATE
Coarse listener associated with you once EARTHY
Dog will be barking some day SAMOYED
Easy match LIGHT
Elected body which should make a difference? Not entirely. Endless crawlers (retired) COUNCIL
English trick holding drink up, fantastic diversion ESCAPISM
Fancy one darling, shortly? IDEA
Greedy person swallows leg just out of the oven? PIPING
Grid unlimited, answer demanding 'Chambers' ATRIA
Horse carrying disease detailed orange stuff MARMALADE
Ill-bred, so fly to hospital CADDISH
Infer Richelieu's irony? FERRIC
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More mistakenly guided about having to alter shape once more REMODEL
One lying about problem REPOSER
Pet swallows couple, causing gossip CHITCHAT
Pre-union restraint released here? Then restraint engaging, they say BRIDAL
Present, perhaps, often seen wrapped TENSE
Said to take a flower from pond for condiment PICCALILLI
See 1 MYHAMSTER
See 7 SUITE
Sign in neatly, don't in coloured ink, under my initials INDICIUM
Single teacher's backing required to get control of pupil? IRIS
Spent until 2002 putting extremes of temperature in production DRACHMA
Tropical tree where monkey died TAMARIND
Try disease container, producing irritating sensation HEARTBURN
Unreliable chap, albeit with character reference ALPHABETIC