The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,578 - Oct 6 2005

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Clues Answers
A character at the end? Nothing, almost frozen lifeless AZOIC
A formal procedure when sculptor's brought in rock ARGILLITE
Academics read up German novelist with a Dickensian character SNODGRASS
Checking up on girl, I may have technique to discover age! VALIDATING
Country eggs taken to Welsh town MOLDOVA
Drink has cat, maybe, going under flap LAPPET
Educational set-up gives challenge over year - then learner's given peace DAYRELEASE
Encouragement to perform for very little money once DOIT
Get rid of beer! Lather about act to use the end of it in desperation? SCRAPETHEBARREL
Go mad, doing a flip STAB
Have a 22 at more than one partygoer, losing little time GUESS
Hello - friend's drunk that bottle! PHIAL
Hit man is wandering around in old Corinth ISTHMIAN
In French class you look at a particular dialect TUSCAN
Clues Answers
Latin is shoved into each small child - truly a dead language ELAMITE
Mother has odd need, a woman with passion to become a lady on stage DAMEEDNAEVERAGE
Nasty delivery to put up with - Pasquale gets caught BEAMER
Party chick wings off - idle, sozzled CEILIDH
Party in which lovely lass is injected with drug FINEGAEL
PM not right, any number sore BLAIN
Saint? Saint! You and I go all funny IGNATIUS
See 2 LOYOLA
Somehow stranded? Get taxi - all die otherwise! CABLELAID
Someone selling leftovers in shops? REPORTS
Stink in city when monster disappears - one in graveyard? EXHUMER
Top man setting a record with food and drink ALPHAMALE
Try prisoner first? Won't be wanted in court CONTEMPT
Ways artist can go around the side ARSENAL