The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,025 - Dec 30 2003

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Clues Answers
... how Medusa's snakes may be put on? ASSUMED
A parish priest puts up rates APPRAISES
Cockney instrument for Trollope JOANNA
Concert for Maidenhead PROM
Electrical safety device for explosive lighter FUSE
Former philosopher has daughter brought to light EXHUMED
Haste makes waste DISPATCH
He wrote about the past master having gold buried in earth MACAULAY
Insist upon a sure thing for the auditor ASSERT
Lawman going round capital to discover pests MOSQUITOES
Meditating for all that time ... THOUGHT
Norfolk town always separate DISSEVER
Odd people in error in Eden ORIGINALSIN
Others must have a right to turn over a new leaf RESTART
Paint roller covers passage initially INTRO
Clues Answers
Pickpockets - parasites and fools DIPSTICKS
Queen meeting a sailor in the country QATAR
Reduce filler and stiffener DOWNSIZE
Shop exit OUTLET
Spirit of revolutionary beasts? Extremely serious! SPUNKINESS
Spoony, perhaps, with stirring demeanour ENAMOURED
This deflected battle spear BREASTPLATE
This will attract fish during boat trip GROUNDBAIT
Tots turn round NIPS
Trade union leaders stick up for royal family TUDOR
Translate name found in prettier version INTERPRET
Understand heartless guy following model TWIGGY
Vision in audio place SITE
Wisdom displayed by King George, say, as a golfer GREGNORMAN
Wise random number generator ERNIE