The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,672 - Aug 24 1999

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Clues Answers
... then grandad's the Queen in China! NANKING
A bee's purpose: to carry the gold back DRONE
All fingers and thumbs collecting snake eggs, a small amount in the kitchen TEASPOON
Bun baked, or not initially, like the one in the oven? UNBORN
Capital halved for the farm, extending some time into the future LONGRANGE
Clever clogs is King of Berlin since 1989? KNOWALL
Cut fruit PRUNE
Dare in strip lifting Irish bottom NADIR
Denial of responsibility avoids law being broken DISAVOWAL
Egyptologist eating swan and chips CARPENTER
Eye expert implanting one into boss-eyed locust OCULIST
First shot of rally holds point with bend on ball SWERVE
Gore has valid application VIDAL
Greek Hades, horribly nice HELLENIC
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Hillock discovered after initial sex change? MOUND
Laid to show war heartless and death a non-starter WREATH
Man keeps on in charge with victory on satellite TV - perhaps, yes, I can now milk a scandal MONICALEWINSKY
Medicinal element turning stomach in senior clergyman, missing work BISMUTH
MP entered loans foolishly? PETERMANDELSON
Neglected issue in the 1 across affair CHELSEACLINTON
Nothing left in morose 'Hobbit' character GOLLUM
Plant grown wild in Luton not functioning LUNGWORT
Send off team's inside half? EXILE
Sluice that perhaps forced out a president WATERGATE
Tubes replacing spaghetti with hoops instead of squares OESOPHAGI
Was 8's thing the result of l-lemon due in MMI? MILLENNIUMDOME
Weapon turned on a politician of little value NUGATORY
Welsh minister with a sin drove off the rails? RONDAVIES