The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,118 - Apr 16 2004

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Clues Answers
A check on her identity contrived to pass Helen, and she had a chitchat with Faustus WASTHISTHEFACE
Backing bread roll without drink not right: there's no fuel in it PEDICAB
Bad part of summer at its height in American city NAUGHTY
Benedictine question with place about right? LIQUEUR
Blavatsky's boy and girl? THEOSOPHY
Can't Alfred make up his mind? NOYES
Cat makes water TIDDLES
Clear behind? Go higher still at bridge OVERTRUMP
Cortes and Co. that squint producer loves CONQUISTADORES
Fool, friend to prince CHUMP
Frith's colour returns while it's light DERBYDAY
Go against the grain of American breakfasts? BUCKWHEAT
Godhead after a 25 APOLLO
I shouldn't have said that nothing works OOPS
Clues Answers
Leg it with us, moving furthest from fair UGLIEST
Means of reproduction to do with marriage? Pointless, weird RADIOGRAM
Mine (if I hear you have left) is pathetic PITIFUL
Money means entanglement in evil BANKNOTE
Playing hard to get backup from American invader COYPU
Quality of wood warped at end TIMBRE
See 3 THAT
See 3 THOUSANDSHIPS
See 3 LAUNCHEDA
Shrew's connection shown in anguish or tension HORTENSIO
Spike at French city during the first part EARLYON
The canon should be shot ROUND
The highest level one's required to talk on TOPRATE
Tire out, then handle gently - last of the cycle EXHAUSTSTROKE