The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,399 - Mar 11 2005

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A state? By degrees it is ALABAMA
Bishop offered alternative to strip poker? That's sweet BRANDYSNAP
Consideration for others, a platitude by the left ALTRUISM
Court has its process around Chelsea, perhaps TRIBUNAL
Dead end - my crosswords aren't innovative IMPASSE
Destiny of subdominant and leading note FATE
Exit in a tizzy amid a bit of concern ANXIETY
Figaro composer BARBER
French try to stand up one they've made legless? FROG
Grilled dish infant king brought up, mum having doctored his first SHISHKEBAB
Home builder finds good egg with hen BRICKLAYER
Insect filling type of chocolate banana PLANTAIN
Kindly interest shown when oil and gold distributed about a quarter GOODWILL
King - one cooks cake for guttersnipe RAGAMUFFIN
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Name given to cannabis 'horse' about a month after unknown MARYJANE
Natural earth's core hot, terribly OCHRE
One noting details finds shilling on Ken Dodd? STICKLER
Pacific republic providing uprising - jail regularly follows FIJI
Pipes to discard in small vessel TUBING
Powerful woman a bloke weightlifting's impressed AMAZON
Pub room where those with barrels rolling SNUG
Residence where support keeps ladder up TENURE
Same old thing, New Labour's one man band? MONOTONY
Second team behind BACKSIDE
Smell appears strong during drink, in by-product of drinking PERFUME
Sophocles' last mantra takes time receding OMEGA
Waste comic picture frames? SEWAGE
Watch, entering black wood TIMBER