The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,799 - Jan 20 2000

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'Moi' gets construed as conceit EGOTISM
A good deal signified, they say, by a piece of ground ALLOTMENT
Anticipate everyone's after lots of trees FORESTALL
Bit of a wimp, Elmer; you've got to push forward IMPEL
Chance to split BREAK
Commercial enticement for the acquisitive ANDMUCHMUCHMORE
Companion I begin to cherish has style CHIC
Dry sort of person to place marker at the back of a book ABSTAINER
Duck noise, by god! ODIN
Early reading-desk found in back furrow with drum TAMBOUR
Entertainer going through the newspaper for meronyms PERFORMER
Girl calls for a large beer ABIGAIL
Green, straggly juniper must be lopped UNRIPE
Growing red during brute scene in play ERUBESCENT
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In Celtic practices Idris gets mud-spattered DRUIDISM
Invocation to Beelzebub SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL
Methodical distribution of city's steam SYSTEMATIC
Minister can be a nuisance about the teaching of scripture PRIEST
Native to this place entering local, the Turk's Head INHERENT
One whose hands are gainfully occupied EMPLOYER
Paddler on his own may be an independent type? CANOEIST
Rigorous way to limit endless fiddle STRICT
Search for volunteers to turn up and fight COMBAT
Sound transmitter with whiskers doesn't start? That's odd! EARDRUM
Speechless about a bishop taken aback by misprint ERRATUM
The language of the City - money LATIN
To keep changing channels should come up with a gem TOPAZ
Trick hard to verify CONFIRM