The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,319 - Sep 20 2001

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As was Ishmael or Socrates, I'd gathered OSTRACISED
Author with only a few (500) characters FAYWELDON
Catastrophe liable to take issue with Polonius OPHELIA
Cetologist's quarry from Balearic Islands ORCA
Film director resisting inclusion of tear-jerker ANTONIONI
First new town wise about event, perhaps STEVENAGE
Flower stemmers needed apres Louis XV and de Pompadour? FLOODGATES
Hydrophobic cab-driver madly spilling derv RABIC
Might the next part come to one of the 25? EXPECTANTMOTHER
New look from this Christian DIOR
Newshound's epitaph? DEAD
On which Kipling wrote sadly to mother an' dad; a poem followed THEROADTO
One law is detaining unruly court attendants LADIESINWAITING
One said how he'd remain'd hopelessly in reserve AMERIND
Ordain, following Peter's habit FROCK
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Packer down of dog KERRYBLUE
Puck's pursuer on edge? ICESKATE
Samson destroyed his temple after many an attempt. Name? DAGON
See 1 MANDALAY
See 21 LINE
Show, in two senses, to have sickness benefit AVAIL
Soak feet, say EXPLOIT
Sound, square and smelly SOLID
Suiting precious daughter TWEED
Tie up the Guardian's charge? DRAW
Weak supporters touching caps once KKK den assembled KNOCKKNEED
What Lindbergh used to ventilate WC? AIRFIELDS
Who stole Shergar? Fish out one of the others! HORSETHIEF
With, for example, outside influence SWAY
Would Alfred tear into Beethoven''s first line in New York? BRENDEL