The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,782 - Mar 19 2003

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Clues Answers
A load of old junk he burnt BURTHEN
A tree is beginning to topple - one on a volcano ELMISTI
After wordplay, poke one's tongue? PUNJABI
Awkward ward given gruel, perhaps, and made to look small DWARFED
Backward Maid of Orleans the French honour ENNOBLE
Carving of antlers or of breastbone STERNAL
Creatures in a horror film: dogs laying siege to central bank MUTANTS
Cuckoo brew's regaled songster SEDGEWARBLER
Dickens gets to embrace girl - a stroke of luck! BONANZA
Discharge Vietnamese leader in Laos settlement SALVO
False alarm for one eastern city in America LARAMIE
Go on stage with Tina Turner to receive guests ENTERTAIN
Instruments seen in the centre of Teheran covered with spots ZITHERS
Jumble sale, including spot marker for vehicle parts AXLES
Clues Answers
Key displayed by advocate for Houdini, say ESCAPOLOGIST
Little woman's a rebel in school ACADEMY
Movement made by an old poet not quite in love ANDANTINO
National topic SUBJECT
Nice lake drained for rude fellow PEASANT
Outgoing mail, I assume POSIT
Pukka girl's identification VALID
School is counting every second of Xmas breaks SCHISMS
Speed trick Radio 1 dropped? Bravo! DESPERADO
State papers bound to be very revealing? SPEAKVOLUMES
Unusual display of zeal by son - an idle one LAZYBONES
Water supplier, demanding almost a pound, starts to fill empty reservoirs AQUIFER
Wild one, say, with a double you that's good to look at EASYONTHEEYE
Worm pulled up to be devoured by mammal or bird SEAGULL