The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,018 - Dec 19 2003

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Clues Answers
Bareheaded, going after crooked horse SKEWBALD
Beads in a sorry state ROSARY
Bone in the doctor's fish? STURGEON
Dreadful openings to American Westerns - everybody singing open mouthed and enthralled AWESOME
Evidence of railroad plant GROUNDSEL
Fantastic sounds of an Eastern marketplace BIZARRE
Following light raise beat softly REARLAMP
Get less recoil SHRINK
Happened a month back to the Spanish leading lady BEFELL
In the latrine, thermometer is lower NETHER
Indicate a rough measure FINGER
Jeb's cut out part of sentence SUBJECT
Johnny-come-lately means resistance INCOMER
Kindly person to see HUMANELY
Clues Answers
Leaves flanking old game QUOITS
Look after the ruddy whiskey! REDEYE
Many adore a little garlic CLOVE
Old city feature, a ragamuffin URCHIN
Part of Mimi's tra-la-la-ing is bluster MISTRAL
Pretext about our lot being in the river EXCUSE
Recorder nearly set about cheat SCRIBE
Relaxes with a French aroma rising UNKNITS
Scene: boozer - Gere playing a skinflint EBENEZERSCROOGE
Smuggled companion into farm RANCH
Soft fall? RAINWATER
Soldier going up-river with a pistol REGULAR
Status detailed for substitute STANDIN
What's bestowed on Hood and Thurber, say, in confusion missing the point BIRTHDAYHONOURS