The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,902 - May 19 2000

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Clues Answers
A steel tap? ACCOLADE
Arctic seabird off north BITTER
Ass or nag? GOON
Bypass (ring road) crumbling - such a state! COLORADO
Claim of Lloyd's member, bound by method of payment, rejected DEMAND
Fall trap set up for game TENNIS
Fare to northern US city SCRANTON
Favourably placed to play ball over to left or right ONSIDE
Favourite invalid with doc? DEADCERT
Fellow not keeping up is losing puff FLAGGING
From island fish-eating bird circling smack HEROIN
Fruit ice CONE
Hostility in the work place ( OPPOSITION
Is second-born a girl? ISABEL
Clues Answers
Lady's honour has state backing CHERIE
Lovely concealing love-nest by deceit DISHONESTY
Make warfare a thing of the past DERATION
Peep-shows: big bird! GANDER
Repeated scene shifting puts years on one ( SENESCENCE
Shows some speed ? flying through it! AIRSPACE
Southern Irish county's rocky island SKERRY
Spider, say ? preserve one sort SALTIGRADE
Take shoot to establish type of bush POTPLANT
Taking pains when delivering, so be threatening to pick up the jack LABOUR
The games up by the interval SPAN
Tosspots go astray - it's the drink! SHERRY
Warning of river in endless spate TIPOFF
Wool, say, providing protection for sheep, say COTE