The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,290 - Aug 17 2001

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Authority for government measures RULER
Battle celebrated by Orange type BLENHEIM
Bringing forth the case for the Euro? EVOCATIVE
Draw no conclusion from turning to the front ONWARD
Dutch uncle without a notion of geometry EUCLIDEAN
Ealing Broadway first confused Asian BENGALI
Effects lacking on our railways SOUNDTRACK
Extent of territory occupied by Crusaders? ACRE
Illness one may find in Africa MALI
Incompetent, but could be employed with a change of polarity UNABLE
Island for a boy to cry over LESBOS
It's not quite clear how a Jew almost managed to save Christian writings SEMITRANSPARENT
Japanese growth threatening our country? KNOTWEED
L could be a bargain LOSSLEADER
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Nourishment available for two small coins SOUP
Old record player? MONOGRAM
One thing a spinster cannot do REMARRY
Porn appears for the first time in Beethoven's work EROTICA
Relating to a period after privatising the mail POSTWAR
Sign of happy marriage - none of this NEVERACROSSWORD
Slow in raising one's hat to a politician DILATORY
Space traveller and model flier REDSTART
Substitute taking over key role LOCKPICK
Tony provided plum duff for the family LUMPKIN
Weapon whose abandonment may bring promotion LANCE
What a cat does with a rat RHYMES
What's wrong about party leader? SPIN
Why admit late items to be loaded? WEALTHY