The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,084 - Mar 8 2004

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A child of three allowed on an excursion TRIPLET
At heart, it's such a noisy capital HANOI
Big copper's embracing ex with kisses OSCULATES
Check the key in, as a rule REIGN
Conifers specially prepared for a court FORENSIC
Cryptic clue about northern relative UNCLE
First class return to Southern Pacific country AUSTRALIA
He paints badly, so becomes an actor THESPIAN
He was bound to begin the show HOUDINI
I breathe fresh air in European peninsula IBERIA
Insulting attack OFFENSIVE
It's a mistake to be led astray over gold ERROR
It's hilarious, blowing up a huge ball LAUGHABLE
It's most apt use is on a sailing vessel TOPMAST
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Its curate is about to take up a country living RUSTICATE
Loosened bosses grip OBSESS
Lyrical writer gets the twitch POETIC
Mathematician saw reactions in a new way SIRISAACNEWTON
No more old slang from Poona? NAPOO
Papers thrown at union meeting CONFETTI
Processed heroin available at a price ONHIRE
Scot returns service in Scotland NAIRN
Sends to prison stores PUTSAWAY
Something we all have in common PUBLICPROPERTY
Surliness I shall moderate ILLTEMPER
Systematic assembly of parts in play, say, with a bit of text PRODUCTIONLINE
The Deep South? ANTARCTICOCEAN
Vehicle of half-crazy proposer BICYCLE