The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,014 - Dec 15 2003

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Clues Answers
American women honour old weapon BROADSWORD
Artist returning companion's bow ARCH
Bold behaviour from publisher ADVANCES
Club to suit elderly monarch? ROYALANDANCIENT
Evade issue ESCAPE
Fair Isle's flower IRIS
Farewell to Inca characters from Spanish city VALENCIA
Foresight shown in quiet homework PREVISION
Handover of French meat DELIVER
Hang about to see strange rite LOITER
He entertains a lot HOST
He makes adjustments more suitable to modern times ADAPTER
Out-of-the-way place for unusual monopoly ODDCORNER
Party song about America CAROUSAL
Clues Answers
Pass back to leading brain in power group BLOC
Paying high regard to a party combination ADORING
Point to orders actor should obey STAGEDIRECTIONS
Protect girl from the fleet ARMADA
Quick drink, right? ALERT
Ray, perhaps, uncovering rare find INFRARED
Ridgepole representing ceiling to actor ROOFTREE
Sailor having to go round with singer NELSONEDDY
She brings back some piece intact NIECE
Sheep doctor in Ireland MERINO
To have a nincompoop in charge is unwise IDIOTIC
Took away pipe? Indeed! DEDUCTED
Wanted revolutionary to support sideshow DESIRED
Wine Scotsman has terrible itch to swallow CHIANTI