The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,922 - Aug 29 2003

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Clues Answers
Abroad, the one expensive meal taker LUNCHER
Better-looking and not so plump when disheartened BONNIER
Boiler for some famous people backing deceptive alien outlet ELECTRICKETTLE
Change of heart a drawback when descending? EARTHWARD
Cheat to go on and on after getting his notice? CARDSHARP
Childish complaint of boat in loch being both unfinished TUMMYACHE
Complete obliteration of story on pieces of film in digital envelope TOTALECLIPSE
Conclusion: mice sadly may well be ineradicable ENDEMIC
Country under Prohibition only on top of 14 8 in 9's day DRYLAND
Firm supporter of poisoner COBRA
Hold forth on right being taken away from resident alien EXPATIATE
Indecent books withdrawn (including most of Thackeray's) on a day in July INDEPENDENCE
Major mark of forty times 1 across CROWN
My sword I wield to deal with noisy behaviour ROWDYISM
Clues Answers
Number for a hospital on channel island saved us from 1 down, as it were NOAHSARK
One in 2 or 20, of course AINTREE
Price of 20 for itinerant healer, former pupil, going in from there and going on THREEHALFPENCE
Producer of red berries from Lambeth? ROWAN
Sam's corner - he keeps little money - wanted for 9 MAPLE
See 1 Across AFOOT
See 14 TOWER
Succeed in removing it from private bathroom ENSUE
Sudden outbreak causing about turn in panic FLAREUP
Tenant from Peter-borough makes no mistake SOKEMAN
The schemer's only part of the writer EMERSON
Whale keeps changing tack around the water, high spot of holiday? BLACKPOOL
What can't be caught can be made bad in lieu INAUDIBLE
Wine is both your tormentor and therapist MEDOC