The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,825 - May 8 2003

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24's ready for the game, training with Spain RUPEE
As distant as Quinn on a trip? HIGHAND
Bread given by mine host voluntarily PITTA
Britten's work scraping the barrel with Wagner's ALBERT
Cambridge players producing over the top sleight of hand (and not!) THEFOOT
Can soccer managers expose backscratcher? LOOFA
Claim made by one wearing the trousers BAGSI
First accountant to run out of capital CAIRO
Genuine baked beans are thus packed to include recipe, I see INTRINSIC
Harks back to Socrates' art, not as debatable RETROACTS
Having short stature, cry for attention HEIGH
Hell's torment rained down from the Borders to Tyneside! BRIMSTONE
Knock off O'Connor first DESIST
Make love in Fiat car plant AFRICAN
Manager cooking Man U's geese? So right! GRAEME
Mount unusual rings to impress the Hamburg banker INSELBERG
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Napoleon and the Tsar embraced standing here, until sitting provided TILSIT
No Scottish regret expressed for this Indian nationalist NEHRU
O! Here's a titbit! Somehow swallow it! RISETO
Old, cold cigar-maker rolling with a score of Hebrew slaves NABUCCO
Rising over everything: is that plain? LLANO
See 1 VIOLET
See 1 HERRING
See 28 LIGHTS
See 4 MIGHTY
See 7 SOUNESS
See 8 THEBAIT
Strike reverting to the mediators? They're shaken, yet fill of beans! MARACAS
What a cucumber produces to raise the spirits (and inspirit one!) ELATERIUM
When hematite and tritium combine ATTHETIME
Where some players are in part offside, according to the coach RIGHTWING
Wild tiger seen in this national park SERENGETI