The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,980 - Aug 18 2000

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Clues Answers
'Room at the Top' in Greek ATTIC
Apologising for oriental thingumajig in competent dish EATINGHUMBLEPIE
Bandage pillion-riding women SWADDLE
Catapult fish into vessel on boiling SLINGSHOT
Confection from sugary substance SWEETMEAT
Drink drowns characteristic suffering in one representing people PORTRAITPAINTER
Expand the General Assembly ENLARGE
In return match fellow's replaced by team leader before first side netted RETICULAR
It is not commonly corrupt TAINT
Lady's fingers smell with sticky stuff on GUMBO
Naturally belonging in a missing sequence thus INTRINSIC
Nothing in the basics after 'e makes blunder ERROR
Old instrument - in the wind section? SERPENT
One who thinks Satan's cooler about rising turmoil? DEVILWORSHIPPER
Clues Answers
Orally support a vessel AMPHORA
Peg's back, admitting 'small arm produces short letter' EPISTOLET
Place for things to go OUTTRAY
Refuse pile of cash he appropriated ASHHEAP
Retrospectively drive off outcast LEPER
Right off the beam when following AFTER
Run away girl drops pen ELOPE
Straw mattress spells trouble to girl in gym PAILLASSE
Table things in Franglais to downsize the SNCF? CUTLERY
Thanks for gathering a velvet starfish, maybe HARVESTFESTIVAL
Top beetle? WHIRLIGIG
Umpire, perhaps, of last appeal? OVERRULER
Unclean weapon? LANCE
Unruly without holding boring instrument LAWLESS