The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,660 - Jan 11 2006

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Clues Answers
'XAM UOY HTIW' - Journalist author of Jabberwocky? MIRRORWRITER
A lot of pain keeping a chair for an unwanted guest TAPEWORM
Abuse received by retiring scientist parson? VERBAL
Coat with a twist could be sat on CHESTERFIELD
Companion? Not quite sure CHUM
Earth like coffee? GROUND
Figurative way to omit chapter where model disappears METAPHORIC
Forbid to check 22 VETO
High class umpire's decision RULING
It is put down to a piece of paper or string PORTWINE
It's cold around the Arctic where I travel, say ICELEDGE
Maybe nervous about the last letter turning up with date and place RENDEZVOUS
Money only wool? CASHMERE
On good terms with composer held by journalist? You amaze me! WELLI
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Rotten state taking some years to nurture confident effective openings DECADENCE
Scam no different when royalty is caught SKINGAME
Second wait for optimist's eyes STARRY
See 5 LOVE
See 5 RUNSMOOTH
See 5 and 7 NEVERDID
Shakespeare's fish HAKE
Songs the first person sung? LIEDER
Sound of blade in head SKULL
Take home relative of castaway as christened ROBINSON
The Hallelujah girls? CHORUS
Venus hot - erred - no future - divorce - home lost: maybe Lysander wasn't quite so pessimistic THECOURSEOFTRUE
Wood bird finds where to fight one who doesn't want to RINGDOVE