The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,759 - Dec 3 1999

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'Murdoch's work is a turn-off' - Cronin UNICORN
A country tune, say, part of 'Lark Ascending' ALGERIA
After you, semi-literate becomes la creme de la creme THEELITE
Any player shown a couple of these will see red YELLOWCARD
Ariel goes off with first-class fare ECLAIR
Bond fast embraces rising kings LIGAMENT
Crumbs! Mat made date, brought wrinkly! CORRUGATED
Deep in the past, for example INTENSE
Deft, say, to conquer? DEFEAT
Dim clue reset by compiler finally for 'cimbalom' DULCIMER
It's used to serve a dodgy business RACKET
Little feller's creatin' about Ulster MANIKIN
Lochnagar licensees supply bloodsucker repellent GARLIC
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One filly in two hundred backed such a hob CERAMIC
Our slum development made capital founder ROMULUS
Silly fool (me?) howls, but sees things through to the end FOLLOWSHOME
Smokers dump less heroin off the beaten track ASTRAY
So taken aback by possessive regretful Miss making a bloomer MYOSOTIS
Some cauliflower from cholesterol-free lunch left over FLORET
Some leave morosely for the airport ORLY
Speed up in home improvement regimen DIETARY
The monster! Is he dropping the Queen Mother? BEHEMOTH
The odd one ogles, introducing painter to the harem SERAGLIO
These aren't flowers? Not on the surface, proverbially STILLWATERS
You French scoff back some dishes! TUREENS
Zhivago's girl looked over the shrinking sea ARAL