The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,847 - Jun 3 2003

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... by moral degeneracy we observed in a Deptford stabbing victim MARLOWE
As Pooter, Cratchit and Heep relish KC's blunder CLERKISH
Barn, I guess, is deployed for farmers' market AGRIBUSINESS
Beat or scrap ORBIT
Block booking cancelled? So stay cool! KEEPONESHEAD
Born Arab, like 12's Jew from Valletta? BARABAS
Dead right I see to invade retrospective performance RECITAL
Free music! Which publishers cut-price Charles Ives overtures? CAPRICCI
Have too many hands on the isle? OVERMAN
Hector has no right to the insignia BADGE
Hibernation protracted huntsman's return LONGSLEEP
Knots increasing as one ties the knot HITCHESUP
New poet spilling half preprandial drink with his tablet NOTEPAPER
Perform poem in that dreadful silence! DOTODEATH
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R1-O2, BT's version of R2-D2? ROBOT
Refuse to criticise RUBBISH
Rod Stewart's first idea jolly! SIDEARM
Sail free from Alistair Campbell's pursuit? One's beaten! NAKER
Scavengers to slip through waste's disposal SEWERRATS
See 11 ANDBE
See 11 WASIN
See 11 ANOTHERCOUNTRY
See 11 THEWENCHISDEAD
See 11 SIDES
The words 23 needed when accused in huntin' his totty at random ... BUTTHAT
They make good pictures RESTORERS
Training note: 'Preserve emergency rations!' PEMICAN
Unknowingly, Longfellow lost this quarrel ARROW