The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,565 - Sep 21 2005

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Clues Answers
8 caught, I believe, without root CITRUS
8 heard a million times? CHESTNUT
8 in good order SPRUCE
8 the best picked? PLUM
8 through which wind blown and ray of sun HORNBEAM
8 weak with love, we hear SYCAMORE
8, or 2, say PEAR
Be a philanthropist planting western 8 DOGWOOD
County comprising a very soft stone SAPPHIRE
Create endless choice with plenty of vocational training POLYTECHNIC
Criminal on horseback? MURDERER
Declare most substantial capital squandered ATTEST
Died in support of lost cause, beaten, easily so OUTCLASSED
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Dish with special taste RAREBIT
Growth disheartening Irish town TREE
Harvesters claiming pee further decorates walls REPAPERS
In announcement, not all are given three months SUMMER
Magnitude of books showing zero tax with company takeover? OCTAVO
Man in 'The Darling Buds of May' with no family 8 POPLAR
People referred to date, or perhaps as far back as can be remembered THEYEARDOT
Scoff about foreign noble or teacher EDUCATOR
Setter's at work, doubled up, backing onto cool, filthy beasts HIPPOPOTAMI
Spite taken out in foul, given early bath BAPTISED
Steelier sort, most suspicious LEERIEST
Taking off top in, for example, admitting immorality ESCAPING
When hands go up, so might the answer NOON