The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,196 - Jul 16 2004

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Clues Answers
A flier landing in autumn? LEAFLET
A shortage of old-fashioned woe ALACK
Asking her out is a withering experience SHRINKAGE
Caterpillar of particular value LARVA
Chips on board SHIPSCARPENTER
Device used in bridge SPANNER
Doing better than 40, by the sound of it, in first gear EXCELLING
Helpers in distress? Get fresh supplies! REPLENISH
In Asia men are suffering from it; elephants are not AMNESIA
Instrument maker (American) in famous fiddle STRADIVARIUS
Keeping paste for Christmas morning? STOCKINGFILLER
Kind of fog in the Dales YORKSHIRE
Kit out most of the French team EQUIP
Like the sun baked walls of Academe? REDBRICK
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Luke Lee playing small guitar in the popular style UKELELE
One who cooks crab? FIDDLER
Polluted seaside leads to complaint DISEASE
Public transport upset this poet SMART
Sad about eg Celia or Alice ELEGIAC
Separation? I sound in disarray DISUNION
Sign of Roman god almost VIRGO
Soldiers on ship holding the sheriff's men to take back property REPOSSESS
Solicitor on march in Somerset town? STREETWALKER
They stop when out of bounds KANGAROOS
This band had nothing on Status Quo OASIS
Tory justice RIGHT
Where children play cricket at Lord's? NURSERY
Wrought iron's essential for the bow ROSIN