The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,420 - Apr 5 2005

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Clues Answers
'Tainted love' is pretty clever with hindsight RETROSPECTIVELY
17 girdled calendar girls to put a top on BEWIG
An increase in risk DANGERMONEY
Any plight isn't right one to be trifled with PLAYTHING
Avidly ask for naughty fairy tales that educate? IMPLORE
Celebrate when new penny's gone without time to have old penny PAINTTHETOWNRED
Charlemagne then embraces one that's attractive MAGNET
Code protecting interior switches in explosive device TORPEDO
Cool to take an unconscious jerk's anorak FANATIC
Discipline of toddler when two? TWAIN
Fight at sound of bell DINGDONG
Fuss about a league with ill-matched sides SCALENE
I lit out to weaken argument DEBATE
It's about setter's rising drug problem of old, of course STYMIE
Clues Answers
Jiffy note at foot of member's stretcher TRICEPS
Mel Gibson's lead becomes paltry part in 'The Crucible' MELTINGPOT
Member that's horizontal managed to split the best part up TRANSOM
Motivated by crowd DROVE
Nymph with one choice that's not on ice ECHO
Overcoats with fleecing SCAM
Plato's exemplary way to settle accounts? POSTALORDER
Radical left the enemy bewildered METHYLENE
Run-down sound of recorded device SEEDY
Solve 3 by 10 without editor getting to play a mean trick DOTHEDIRTY
Swan boxes match in colour PEAGREEN
Take mushroom restricted by legislation ACCEPT
Use rate in knots from stern AUSTERE
When Bobby can have rest of rum? OFFBEAT