The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,260 - Sep 29 2004

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A match that's brilliant ALIGHT
Ben overlooks such a presence as block overlooked, say SCOTCHMIST
Ben taking drug gets cross TRAVERSE
English church with something candid, we hear, lacking English bearing ANGLICAN
Feature of garden thus in brief design PERGOLA
Fixture's ultimately to provide it RESULT
In confines of space, weightless? Drift off SNOOZE
Laugh at end of tune by Mary Poppins, folk singing HOOTENANNY
Lethal avalanche's passage from 1 LAVA
Lines may be opposite INVERSE
Novel from which even hot cauldron erupts UNDERTHEVOLCANO
Novel offering idle talk and desperate message, each after portentous time in conflict WIDESARGASSOSEA
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Novel speculates about sensual excitement, love finally abandoned THESUNALSORISES
Novel still caging awful brute, having detailed bird FLAUBERTSPARROT
Old teacher clutching tin, drunk, given free spirit BEATNIK
Picture, framing one with many subjects almost good, cleaner SQUEEGEE
Prove point with question SHOW
Return for attack PROFIT
Skill demonstrated by many from start, catching favourite COMPETENCE
Small, yet troublesome, irritation STYE
Test foreign students about student taken in by awful pun ELEVENPLUS
Top party affected suavity UNCTION
Tree, one providing great service? ACER
Winter accessory, one given hood SCARFACE