The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,546 - Aug 30 2005

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As alert as the dutiful Pinafore crew ATTENTIVE
Blues is one composition - of his? SIBELIUS
But this PM's project was Suez, surely? EDEN
Come out of Mexico, ten quitting for about two thousands reaching California: not bad pour nous! COMMECICOMMECA
Could be Keats' take on 'The Iceman Cometh' SKATER
Drink nothing! That would be futile! NOGO
Empty hours then following the end of the match? FULLTIME
Escape the noose? With this one might! SLIPKNOT
Grieve like a gorilla? BEAT
Horseless carriage for the working man? HANDCART
How those who down tools reach a compromise? BURYTHE
Lets England hear foreign opera HANSELANDGRETEL
Make plain the English Hill of Edelweiss EVINCE
Old bird hearing dull conversation GREATAUK
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One accountant accepting credit with capital ACCRA
Peter Gabriel, of English extraction perhaps, with sailor as Spain's bete noire ROCKOFGIBRALTAR
Pragmatic campaigners brutally kill parties 'ero REALPOLITIKERS
See 1 ONESBREAST
See 1 HATCHET
See 25 AIRBLUE
See 8 FILE
Shock as Greek character kidnaps the Queen Mother TRAUMA
So a trooper might pollute the atmosphere? TURNTHE
There's no blame attached to this pub, once the church is admitted INNOCENCE
Those who've gone off with life-changing rabble THERANKAND
Together with those who know the score TUTTI
What Italians drink in the Mestre: Galliano STREGA
WW1 signals reversing missile encountered around company TOCEMMAS