The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,897 - Jul 31 2003

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1 across topped otherwise by wasp HORNET
1 across, the wagger and the wagged CURTAIL
14's other seat THRONE
8 (say) is hot, conforming abjectly SLAVISH
A game 1 across ABRIDGE
A largely 1 across age - 24 hours, alas! ALACKADAY
A little music for 17? SUMUP
Chief ways to be at home in Belgian city MAINLINES
Communist holds Fascist leader 1across-ed REDUCED
Don't utter the golden number - add some butter SHORTEN
Flower, gold one, at Number Two briefly ORINOCO
Footsore cattle? CORNEDBEEF
Game of water polo? POOL
Get rid of qualification formerly in the wind SACKBUT
Guides and indicts engineers DIRECTS
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In the course of finishing a wonderful building AMID
Medicine for St Giles's day - caper about ANTISEPTIC
Money for ring TOLL
Not still angry? Toss coin about it NOMADIC
Note about a certain bum (male) madly uttered corrupt verse on faith 7-ed in Esther - blondes for heroes? NONEBUTTHEBRAVE
People who applaud nonsense can be useful in the garden ROTOVATORS
Pip's girl - is she from across the water? ESTELLE
Sailor accepting return of singular sort of word fed on 1 across ABBREVIATE
Second child out of control? SKID
See 4 DESERVESTHEFAIR
Semi-slow cooker for East European SLOVENE
Spirit publicising the danger of spirits? DRYAD
Stay for a time in the bathroom BIDET
The Dormouse's well content TREACLE
Trunk growing from roots TORSO