The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,148 - May 21 2004

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10-1 about to be carried by horse, 'Plaything' MARIONETTE
Appear to absorb two articles, one being the main thing SEAANEMONE
Battle, but no hill side EDGE
Be unfaithful, when Orient FC a shambles FORNICATE
Bizarre nose, but no head, in fish FREAKY
Bow with end missing - I sent it to be fixed on time for musician CLARINETTIST
Boy, some natural philosopher RALPH
Caught with Charlie in embrace of fertility god, perfect for flipping drunken debauchery BACCHANALIA
Charge marked on drug STAMPEDE
City roundabout to cross by car OXFORD
Complaint given audible support gets cut BEEFSTEAK
Describes basic act, or elaborate? The latter ACROBATICS
I got out from prison amid opprobrium to create cryptic ABSTRUSE
Inside which male will be after a quickie! HAREM
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Keep governor with tinned lager? CASTELLAN
Lots of pampered pooches heading off OODLES
Mate with 1.3 billion people? CHINA
One demanding much interest in university, more reliable USURER
Open space brought about for confined one ROOM
Party animal back on scored lines LIBRETTO
Peter the 13? STRINGFELLOW
Possible description of old bloke, one in bed endlessly SEXMANIAC
Pound, half of that loot THROB
Siren evident as many in stick-up held by force SEDUCTRESS
Siren's signal right, altered wrongly REDALERT
Smutty and indecent going topless RUDE
Sound of Beagle on final approach to Mars? WOOF
Unfairly treat anti-war backbencher, to be put to death in church SHORTCHANGE