The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,501 - Apr 23 2002

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A dramatist's jejune retreat DRYDEN
A whale turning ocean-going craft over ACROSS
Above all, too 'economical with the truth' OVERLYING
Academic takes exercise with daughter, the old buffoon! PEDANTIC
Admission course ENTREE
Amass support PILE
An old sailor, a right-minded man, dancing SALTATORY
Astute misrepresentation of the figure STATUE
Bearing with average sound MIEN
Bore down on a leading journalist PRESSED
Boy with an inner compulsion to become a medical practitioner SURGEON
Carriage for the French female in the money CALASH
Catalogue company at a disadvantage SETDOWN
Favour trees to affect a transformation ROSETTE
Glare madly when alcoholic drink is served LAGER
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Greek character set against Italian wine CHIANTI
Hard up and so brusque SHORT
Head of family, note KING
Ignore superior air OVERLOOK
Mimics one in clerical dress COPIES
No smart set would make such a selection ASSORTMENT
Not up-to-date, being retrogressive, but made progress WENTON
Part is for Easter egg production SEGREGATE
Tender, relatively speaking SISTER
The man's leading one at a time in a derisory way HISSINGLY
The young director SCHOOLTEACHER
They receive price set in fixed arrangement RECIPIENTS
Throw out some miscellaneous trinkets OUST
Time to argue for disloyalty TREASON