The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,510 - Jul 19 2005

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Clues Answers
Angry at losing gear in water IRATE
Appreciating how it feels to pay them out EMPATHY
Bill, leader up north GATESHEAD
Bird, one having been swallowed by another, returned to setter GUILLEMOT
Blair's authoritarian character BIGBROTHER
Buses start running irregularly out of the centre SUBURBS
Casters may be working to find one ACTRESS
Centaur, or sort with 20 RACONTEUR
Cryptologist missed turn not far from Bletchley TRING
Engineer mapped out what an accountant should be CHARTERED
Foreign soldier turned up without fuel POILU
Heavenly body without a banned substance STEROID
It's filthy to entice without a small coin LUCRE
It's won or lost before a ball is bowled TOSS
Little Tom's haircut is torture THUMBSCREW
Mickey clueless in black stuff, which is funny COMICAL
Clues Answers
Mixer swaps sides for a pianist BRENDEL
One way for men to be taken on board ENPASSANT
One-time celebrity beginning to be superior EXCEL
Past 11 loses head for a relation TALE
Points dealt with in bulletin NEWS
Prospects of dances round Spain HOPES
Quadrupeds reported in 12 GNUS
River gets any trash YANGTSE
Roman priest kept religious item RELIC
Send a gratuity in regular payment STIPEND
She'd unfortunately only been an intermediate spouse ANNEBOLEYN
Snort horse - a revolutionary and painful experience TOOTHACHE
Struggling to get wind of elusive spy - no dice DYSPNOEIC
Student in Yorkshire town has appointment, after which it's no good SELLBYDATE
Ursula dispenses with article of clothing DRESS
Where dons were formerly called competent HIGHTABLE