The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,516 - May 10 2002

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Clues Answers
(and 13,20) 'O Fate!', I lament, 'Withered and finished unpredictably!' INTHEMIDSTOF
Bow and scrape when news is broadcast between balls DANCEATTENDANCE
Bringing a brother round for a hairdo AFRO
Dandy making unseemly haste to tee off AESTHETE
Edward''s about to receive what''s left over from wreck DERELICT
Episodic resentment involving nurses PICARESQUE
Greek character to shock bird NUTHATCH
He''s said to display humility NEIL
Highly narcotic drug several get into POTENT
Hurt the billman ACHE
Inhabitant of the Orient Express initially chasing graduate on railway BALINESE
Invocation causing upturn in cunning little war MANTRA
It''s a shrewd idea to gamble on one with a handicap HUNCHBACK
Leaderless war engine impeded by chain ANKLET
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Lug crone to Eastern city of yore CARTHAGE
Model trains in front of container TEACHEST
Old-fashioned place in France SQUARE
Plenty flanking underground flower LOTUS
Prepared to split vegetable with old coin PESETA
Season puts silly mid-on in the money CONDIMENT
See 11 LIFE
See 11 WEAREINDEATH
So NHS price-fixing needs regulation? CENSORSHIP
Third generation pianos playing GRANDSON
Voting system is interfering with effective counter-attack REPRISAL
Wacky plan involves spinning a disc MADCAP
Zoroastrian''s source of Sunday lunch? ROAST