The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,653 - Oct 17 2002

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Actor's grim speech DOER
All-male race makes for a lack of progress STAGNATION
Blair's 'Intellectual Filth' THOUGHTPOLICE
Coal seams providing naval units MINELAYERS
Contour shows mother is getting a spread ISOTHERM
Fell on the motorway, causing an accident MISHAP
Force back brute after a fashion REBUT
Form of story given in journal to distract attention DIVERSIONARY
Harvests from seeds, say YIELDS
Hidden Greek island, but Roman captured it SECRETED
If you get it, it must be so ACHIEVABLE
It's cunning to carry a weapon with a loud noise STRIDENTLY
It's paid to free memory (solution included) RANSOM
Jane has a beat in central London CALAMITY
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Joint far from Paris LOIN
Kind of store you can have tea in CHAIN
Kitchen equipment can be a great success, say in pine perhaps WHITEGOODS
Landing gear's collapsed - it could mean trouble DANGERSIGNAL
Motor manufacturer ends car production - they have to use their feet MORRISDANCERS
Papers that get a bigger bore REAM
Parson's remedy CURE
Poet having gone short of books ABSE
River crustacean the French find dreadful? EXECRABLE
Roger upset 5 - it comes down heavily RAINSTORM
Royal race in China CROWNDERBY
Sailor and artist climb the mountain ARARAT
Save 15 items for the records ARCHIVES
Teaching given by the church is loaded RICH