The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,925 - Sep 2 2003

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Clues Answers
5 across, or 24 FASHION
Backs back with those eating 'ay? ENDORSES
Barrier providing cutting message? BARBEDWIRE
Brilliance of wandering star, one held to move heaven and earth ARTISTRY
Chicken appeared tender stuffed into tree, needing no more temperature SCAREDYCAT
Children's favourite teacher turns up with empty diary NODDY
Criticises bishops with one in tears RUBBISHES
Deception of Raj, or honest deception? TROJANHORSE
Devious fraud virtually concealed by extra supplication OURFATHER
Examiner's job is to replace sign around what helps to create jam INSPECTING
Gaul, having lost 9, makes bloomer ASTER
Gold in firm can be banked STORABLE
Interpret stake pocketed by the poor THREADBARE
Israeli king loses a brown sovereign SULTAN
Letters of worst ugliness, befuddled git their creator? DISGUSTED
Clues Answers
Noncombatant, though heartless and impulsive? NEURAL
One moving stealthily on foot in America SNEAKER
Partner of vice, church designer VERSACE
Partners to ram into newspaper at least FEWEST
Pass round university and face up to what's seen to be helpful VISUALAID
Recent killer of old emperors reported SARS
Scrummy game involving love and kiss a basis for sauce ROUX
See 1 Across VICTIM
See 10 WELLS
See 10 OFTUNBRIDGE
The Guardian and the Queen are sort of friendly? USER
Those associating with criminal types CONSORTS
Time for Mahler composition, one currently uplifting? THERMAL
Troubled head of school gripped by alternative to cane BESET
Useful for keeping some warm in Knightsbridge? MINK