The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,989 - Aug 29 2000

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... may be tasteless: dunk one's naan first, add third spice, then serve up INSIPID
... therefore concluding Vatican business ERGON
A character in the tale, Lucy's come to grief backing the car AUTOLYCUS
At one's wits' end, dines out with partners INDESPAIR
Audibly state owned? ALOUD
Brad's nabs? NAILS
Countryman is game, giving up heroin PEASANT
Drops off sound draughts DOSES
Endless Soviet labour camp fenced by stake with spikes ANGULATE
Girl - the last to be embraced by essayist ELIZA
Having lost the manual, I persist in holding up the dish PILAU
It's brought in by Jack, maybe, and raised over-the-top DRASTIC
It's comparatively skilful to take head off a header, you say? ABLER
Let Gore know it's not a black tie do INFORMAL
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Noel - and awfully rude butting in - carried drink for historical novelist ALEXANDREDUMAS
Not the last to steal up to take horse to drink EGGFLIP
Paramount, say the majority UTTERMOST
Prussian soldier picked up by divisional hussar UHLAN
Purse stealer found in p-prison faced rogue - 7 ASNAPPERUPOF
Sailor's instructor has no right to be the one who never gets soaked ABSTAINER
Salve! Latin soon takes over the Italian ... LANOLIN
See 1 UNCONSIDERED
See 1 TRIFLES
Stoop to roll up one's sleeves? GETDOWNTO
Take the garden in hand - refuse to be budged HOLDONESGROUND
Tandoor cooking, though aromatic, ... ODORANT
The seat of Empire? OTTOMAN
What's Espagnol to one Russian composer is Italien to another CAPRICCIO