The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,691 - Sep 15 1999

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,14,6 Old guard's speech going out is about dear old new chum F. Gump FORTHIS
...It's far from safe taking a 21 on the drug, as only E works HIGHLYDANGEROUS
After shake-up, the unassertive become just the opposite PUSHY
Am I starting to be on good terms with the message? CABLE
Ancient poet's coming back almost wealthy HOMERIC
Clinton's flower show CHELSEA
Democrat leaders fiddle about with kings: they get more to watch VIDEOLINKS
Eliot is a fool? Putting it the other way helps ASSISTS
Engineers en masse? Good start for trial scene NUREMBERG
English essays on Labour are like soaps TOILETRIES
Fiddle of old with notes by 11 West REBECCA
Fighting en masse? You need protection BULWARK
I abandon Netanyahu in the stampede? Nonsense! RUBBISH
Irregular French saint coming in to us ANOMALOUS
Journey before the fall TRIP
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Notice to visitors: avoid cannabis... KEEPOFFTHEGRASS
Novel way of exchanging lire to chuck about SHIRLEY
Pantomime character in Britain and America DAME
Play about church gains currency DRACHMA
Porter (11 27) was born male, clad in blue COHEN
Reported limit to fuel causes unrest TURMOIL
See 17 RELIEF
See 17 MUCHTHANKS
Setter's car won't start - it needs a service ARMY
Story about a sheep in a Western town LARAMIE
The good journalist worked hard when up BONED
Ulster, special clothing article for Kruschev NIKITA
What a course could do to back her keeping a slave REFRESH
Without stocking much of Gray's work, get pushed around BARELEGGED
Writer drunk as a monkey? SAKI