The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,248 - Sep 15 2004

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
A dog on the prowl? LURCHER
Arrangement of flowers in the pit PARTERRE
Being behind crime in wood LOSING
Bird of tremendous eloquence OUSEL
Change over to a rod SWITCH
Complaint found in sloth or South American rodent AGOUTI
Desolation of writer coming to a head WILDERNESS
Diver finding short answer in business combine MERGANSER
Engine cover found by French maid in vehicle CARBONNET
Express approbation of last rose, perhaps ENDORSE
Give the boy a wash and a biscuit BATHOLIVER
Granted nobody had settled ALLOWED
Gratuitous error made by some employer USER
He wrote of the French missile backfiring DUMAS
Hidden danger in role reversal TRAP
Clues Answers
How he yearns to discover a milk product WHEY
Injured child exposed IMPAIRED
Most uncommon map, perhaps of interest to philatelists RARESTAMP
Mule managed to get cat out of pipe CALUMET
Name for publication composed in mad haste MASTHEAD
Novice's a person stupid in the head LOAF
Part of coat the French friend turns up LAPEL
Penalty for a gunrunning exercise? ARMSSTRETCH
Plant found by animal doctor at church VETCH
Pressure undesirable here, so offers drugs TENDERSPOT
Sometimes it is no advantage to include a girl NOWANDAGAIN
Spectator at dance often goes to bed WALLFLOWER
Staying behind and endeavouring to get round rising artist TARRYING
Tell Doris, perhaps ARCHER
Watch a wise man in aftermath of blitz WARDAMAGE