The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,572 - Sep 29 2005

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22 bright yellow in heap PILAURICE
22 giving coward heart, we hear CHICKENTIKKA
A right quarrel! ARROW
Attempts to get egghead, for example, on board ESSAYS
Audition someone for the choir again, preparing for performance REHEARSING
Calm, though very much different shortly SOOTHE
Capital stuff put in tea's no shakes SACRAMENTO
Flat land protects river plant FERN
Gorgeous person, of course DISH
Great pot, one leaving many criminally snookered? SUPERGRASS
He took over when fair fight headed off, peace finally ensuing CLEMENTATTLEE
Hit turning round, a schmuck holding up United airliner makes an escape? PARACHUTEJUMP
Horse shot that's strong CHASER
Island nation needs change of leader, blow it! TUBA
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Looked to cover talent, not cold - probably freezing! STARKNAKED
Obstacle impeding the stricken on charity drive TELETHON
Once more picks up some paper in scandalous case after end of affair REACQUIRES
One struggling to lasso ten beasts OXEN
Part of church to fall down (lower half) APSE
Pulse no longer present when listened to BEAN
Regional 22 to marinate impresses a hundred SCOUSE
See Irish confining what may be closed into pen BISHOPRIC
Some beef as banker target of joke amid ridicule MOUSEBUTTOCK
Subtract 12 add 25, perhaps? TAKEAWAY
Tern gets past flapping wing TRANSEPT
The end for a puffer fish ROACH
Thousand absent in retreat - that's your lot HERITAGE
Very much able to cement a relationship CONSUMMATE