The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,835 - Mar 2 2000

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Best food is fancy CAPRICE
But dates can make a bit of sense TASTEBUD
Capital to hear tom-tom act KATMANDU
Cavity with opening left inside grain VENTRICLE
Cook up rubbish fish DOCTOR
Follower of spirit? CHASER
Gun or rot can finish soldier TOMMY
Hogtied HAMSTRUNG
Loathe tales involving character abroad THETA
Male sheep is excited HETUP
Most of westerly isle has ... wait for it ... mineral ROCKALUM
Not meeting the standard on whole railway PARALLEL
One's not aware when on this AUTOPILOT
Par hole by playing for curve HYPERBOLA
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Paradoxically, almost pointless landmark NEEDLES
Protection casting 45 degree shadow UMBRA
Roaming around Dominica without one NOMADIC
Rouse up and go east, taking cash initially EXCITE
Runs out of thread - that's smart STING
Surrender or die? GIVEUPTHEGHOST
The bar that doesn't allow singing OMERTA
The heavens stabilise one mentally deficient FIRMAMENT
The volume of traffic? OMNIBUS
Try to see eggs turn in change of climate (ditto) METEOROLOGICAL
Useless comment about a free lunch? GOODFORNOTHING
Wayward parachute doesn't open ROGUE
What to do with dead ringer? Go easy at first, blossom CANTERBURYBELL
Whence workers' heroes died in polluted environment TOLPUDDLE