The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,912 - Aug 18 2003

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Clues Answers
American friend takes a turn more often than not USUALLY
Construct perpendicular ERECT
Fight a spell of illness BOUT
Fleece to wear out OVERTAX
Given a warning about education CAUTIONED
Global degree of freedom LATITUDE
Heavy piece of wood, though it could be light BEAM
Help one man in trouble? That's fantastic! PHENOMENAL
Housing development willingly left ESTATE
Ill-mannered person with dog in queue PIGTAIL
Insisted order is order TIDINESS
Let pass PERMIT
Mint bar? INGOT
Money taken at gunpoint? GATE
Muckspreading may be a remedial application FIELDDRESSING
Clues Answers
Neutral gear UNISEX
Non-bowler put in to bowl BATTER
PC Skinner PEELER
Possibly seated and quite composed SEDATE
Recollect nasty times in grammatical structure SYNTAX
Ruler and a sheet of paper required EMPEROR
Share in a growing concern ALLOTMENT
Show fond regard for the opposite sex OGLE
Something said about Antony? REMARK
Spoils the opening of Blackpool Illuminations BLIGHTS
State engineer's middle name KINGDOM
Straightforward reason why fountain pen needs a refill? POINTBLANK
Taking away Sherlock Holmes's secret of success DEDUCTION
Those chosen travelled with the conductor ELECTRODE