The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,767 - Dec 13 1999

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Clues Answers
A noted soporific LULLABY
An energetic group out to make mischief BUSYBODY
Architectural highlight DORMER
Be up in time for a parliamentary occasion DEBATE
Composer to drive men wild MONTEVERDI
Entrance the prisoner is put out at CAPTIVATE
Get a role as someoneÍs double ALTEREGO
How one may receive payment of a sort INKIND
Introduces off cuts REDUCTIONS
It forms a ring in two ways ATOLL
Make a series of calls on zero zero RINGROUND
Maybe a place to rest when given the cane badly PERCHANCE
Measure associated with Betty Martin OPTIC
Money raised by word of mouth BREAD
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Numbers of Romans about the city CIVIC
On a winding road it is showing skill ADROIT
Papers thrown at union meeting CONFETTI
Pointless murder weapon? BLUNTINSTRUMENT
Private tutor? DRILLINSTRUCTOR
Seat of Empire OTTOMAN
Short and funny individual seen on ship ONELINER
Starts to serve time in Russian prison STIR
The opposite of all dressed up and nowhere to go NOTHINGON
The standing of a taxi-driver CABRANK
They are naturally charged half portions IONS
To snub a girl may be wounding CUTLASS
Witty saying has some point with animals EPIGRAM
Yet its operations donÍt take place here SURGERY