The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,734 - Jan 22 2003

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Clues Answers
'O!', I cried, entangled with heatherlike leaves ERICOID
A job for the French preacher APOSTLE
Beast! Goddess returns the baking dish! RAMEKIN
Camp with old shopping centre fitted into angle FOPPISH
Caught smell of river CREEK
Chair removed from a Chinese dance-hall SEDAN
Deduction in barrier protection for the Queen INFERENCE
Dumbhead! What? Covering point with profundity? DEPTH
Genuine performance by young player INGENUE
Girl's fellow making tracks? So what's new? DISCOVERY
Habitual resort to elite name when sending round something appealing for donations HAUNT
Has be been charged with knowing too much? INSIDER
Having to return the toss may lead to atavism THROWBACK
No tears when gypsy gentleman appears in a new colour DRYEYED
Not one's own favourites picked up by companion I loved extremely STEPCHILD
Old film buff is heard wanting time to creep SYCOPHANT
Clues Answers
Old king, being in the wrong, yelled ELDERLY
Ornament to lug round EARRING
Painter turned up, engrossing one in a long story ILIAD
Patently, it could be any pill PLAINLY
Refreshment for theologian in sports arena ICEDDRINK
Return perished, clutching a fag, having lost gravity and needing help to hear DEAFAID
Sounding catarrhal, perhaps, like Rubens? FLEMISH
Strangely daring, he'd been beset by women HAGRIDDEN
Stubble that brings back blemishes STRAW
Sugar the supplier initially omitted to provide CATER
Sun-god incorporated garish weather indicator RAINCLOUD
The pain's about over, my little man! PYGMY
Two articles in a carrier? What an impetuous person! HOTHEAD
Upstart detailed usual meeting place PARVENU
Winchester strict about organ FIREARM
Worry about horse slaughter CARNAGE