The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,781 - Dec 30 1999

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Clues Answers
A band from the capital to boot ALSO
Active teacher returned to hospital feeling off-colour LIVERISH
Breaks the gardener's tool SHEARS
Burst in and sound pleased getting back into it IRRUPT
Careless mistakes by the carrier SLIPSHOD
Compiler's largely unintelligent and less than absolutely fabulous MYTHICAL
Court resolution on gang leader given 'time' or 'bird' WOODPIGEON
Dwarf employing cunning to conceal backslash? SLEEPY
End letters in support of bar GOALPOST
Game played with ale pot PELOTA
Heart of pilot dying to do for his ruler? MIKADO
Initiate a set, having the support beforehand TEETHE
It recedes with a crack of sorts HAIRLINE
Kid's carriage representing Pythagoras's first memory PRAM
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Member rings round first for object of introvert's attention OMPHALOS
Next in line to adopt iron cow HEIFER
Not much happening in patchy Berlin airlift? UNEVENTFUL
One slow to grasp less than sparkling humour DIMWIT
Practise agriculture in religious community and produce flower FRITILLARY
Press for dismissal PUSH
Prig left out what shouldn't be worshipped on religious visit PILGRIMAGE
Proudly furnished with a snakebite, or something similar BOASTING
Sturdy black roustabout ROBUST
Tea and fresh pitta bread CHAPATTI
Time to enter the country part of Austria STYRIA
Told to give Shed a pasting for being miserable? GLOOMY
Volte-face about parking is a change for the better UPTURN
Work-to-rule neither starting nor finishing in the capital OSLO