The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,927 - Sep 4 2003

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Clues Answers
Artist takes control of council GAINSBOROUGH
Big automobiles coveted by Hollywood types OSCARS
Blair or spring flower ORWELL
Bound like Buena Vista Social Club BANDAGED
Capital finds flower in embryo a nuisance BUDAPEST
Dislike of French cricket? DETEST
En voyage without information and refusing accommodation INTRANSIGENT
Europe set against taking in former currency PESETA
Girl taking time out faced the bowling, no less UNABATED
Ill-written communication SICKNOTE
Late worker? PENSIONER
Lawyer for privatised trains? NOTARYPUBLIC
Mangled corpse heartlessly put out of view PROSPECT
Maxim of old Russian writer GORKI
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Muck raised and pushed across to grating STRIDENT
Odd sailing ship clears the drink ISINGLASS
Officer gets a rough ride from Yankee jail BRIGADIER
Old city falling short of ideal THEBES
Old doctor curtailed food poisoning LISTER
Painter takes game on plate to the queen WHISTLER
Plant used for arbours? AVENS
Radiation always sits around SIEVERTS
Saw, say, a girl upset ADAGE
Setter is getting transport on foot IAMBUS
Socratic path could be disastrous CATASTROPHIC
Team least trained gets no satisfactory result STALEMATE
Uncle from the new world? PAWNEE
What's astir? Broken bones TARSI