The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,956 - Oct 8 2003

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A garland (American, of course) turning us right up before it becomes something to enjoy ALEISUREPURSUIT
A principle to be discerned in group receptions PRECEPT
An asinine performance? DONKEYWORK
An integral part of the house PLAYGOER
Back at university someone's emptied the kitty PUSS
Brought together, indifferent about being delayed COLLATED
Deprive of three claws and despatch quickly without thanks EXPEDITATE
Emphatically accepting choice when provided with a list of subjects INDEXED
First member of union forcing open rebellion UPRISING
Go to dinner, say, clutching book - one's first experience of split up DEPARTMENTALISE
Ignoring the alternatives, whirls Dolly with exuberance WILDLY
Language bound to cause difficulty in speaking TONGUETIED
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Letter lost, allowed to fall on the ground TERRAIN
Little squirt preventing us getting a bite INSECTREPELLANT
Old number Elvis called 'Old Sea Dog' VIKING
Older woman hanging over girl's back DUENNA
One will be good enough for Liberal's image IDOL
Pear lies rotten by fruit tree ESPALIER
Pouring out for us exclusively INGROUP
Settling down with advance team, getting directions to capture castle, initially SUBSIDENCE
Smiley's pleader a suspect? I'm not at liberty to say MYLIPSARESEALED
Steer straight DIRECT
Swarm seen in retrospect as seemly TEEM
Ten volunteers is not much IOTA