The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,600 - Nov 1 2005

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Clues Answers
2 concerned with convenience REGENTS
A distraction of questionable kudos anyone can see SUDOKU
A shoe with heel in whatchamacallit? That's charming! AMULET
Animator asks for cut - then stop NICK
Banker maintaining capital up, one relatively close FAMILIAR
Beauty encapsulates nothing of the bloody things VENOUS
Beetle speeding, though bit of a 14 CARAPACE
Blast! It's a setback BLOW
Catch a number of balls before he gets a run OVERHEAR
Club investing hard currency BAHT
Collector in the street achieving good total GUTTER
Country's ally besieging Nancy PASTORAL
Criminal that is corrupt supported by old Caribbean commonwealth PUERTORICO
English taken in by minor deception SLEIGHT
Clues Answers
Europe changing sides, I start to get worried - end of story! EPILOGUE
Following case, the Guardian's in Paris backing writer CHESTERTON
Geronimo gets suspicious about credit WARCRY
Get married, but don't have children? TIETHEKNOT
Miserable arsonist's first into the blessed prison HOLLOWAY
One snoring in someone's ear? SREEPER
Order making South African quiet? SHUTUP
Plant taken out to lunch for a drink CUCKOOPINT
Searcher heading for gold buried in town north of Scunthorpe GOOGLE
See 10 PARK
Stand in location that's hot and smooth ANDIRON
Sweet thing embracing love is a crawler TORTOISE
This troubled isle welcomes one from Corinth, perhaps ISTHMIAN
Without the heat, go after success? WINTRY