The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,450 - May 10 2005

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Clues Answers
'Tuft' becoming 'uft' when written up? TASSEL
A country like Germany upset leader of 26 DALAILAMA
A gamble when drunk, losing head LOTTO
A very rare bird, of course ALBATROSS
Abandon the thread STRAND
Bird sees pig fed salmon SPARROW
Boring clip showing area where ships repaired DRYDOCK
Description of round character on the brink, eating endless fat? OVERLARGE
Don't gossip in prison? SHUTUP
Effervescent powder hardened around mint, perhaps SHERBET
Fanciful behaviour brings one paper into question WHIMSY
Garment hard to remove from top of leg the way it's twisted TIGHTS
Good times, with political extremist occupying, reversed for Chinese 26's autonomous region XIZANG
Guy injecting drug left kid DELUDE
I wander around as antipodean MAORI
In which capital has appeared, for 26 LHASA
Clues Answers
Is fluff under bedstead ultimately causing fire? DISMISS
Look for water, finding measure about a quarter DOWSE
Man sadly's taken about a year in 26 HIMALAYAS
Most inclined to avoid peak, this one on border of 26 EVEREST
National intelligence rejected by Republican military IRAQI
Own passage of mine includes introduction to manuscript ADMIT
Page document - no way acceptable to prepare in advance PRECOOK
Piddling river from millstream formed SMALLTIME
Plateau in 26 doth offer 'low', or otherwise? ROOFOFTHE
See 6 WORLD
Sort of fever gradually spreading May 3rd/June 3rd GLANDULAR
Swing and catch with comfort, say TRAPEZE
Tick off direct broadcast CREDIT
Valued eastern horses about one million ESTIMABLE
Where my journey will be ending in enlightenment, I'm sure! TIBET
Woman given report, the whole thing SHEBANG