The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,906 - May 24 2000

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Clues Answers
A monkey rushes out RHESUS
Bird in great difficulty KNOT
But you can't cut celery with them! CHOPSTICKS
Chain with more processing shows brilliant finish CHROME
Device used for keeping team player in Rugby COMBINATIONLOCK
Distressed emu ill on floor-covering LINOLEUM
Embrace of a cold fish CLING
Europeans in Siberian ordeal IBERIANS
Expert shaver's original work BRAINCHILD
Finish on top HAIRSTYLE
Fleming's misbehaving himself FLEMISH
Get cutting EXTRACT
Guerrilla fighting in Sparta PARTISAN
In aid of America's reputation FAME
Keen on rum cocktail MOURN
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Layers start out with one STRATA
Live tomtit almost fluttering at this musical 13 LEITMOTIV
Needle sounding blunt BAIT
Occasion for Mussolini PRODUCE
Old city band TYRE
Policemen of potential greatness SERGEANTS
Put on as birds soar ASSUME
Steal the lawyers' profit BARGAIN
Subject those people to second degree THEME
Their master orders the programme CEREMONIES
They could make rusty an animal with its DNA modified OXIDANTS
Watery expanse of red gin? LAKEGENEVA
Where to find the remainder of the market? BOOKSTALL
Where to keep playing in London ACTON