The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,011 - Dec 11 2003

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'What gives me a funny turn outside Wolfson's concern? The loo!' (12s) FUNGUS
8's collar could be let out TRUFFLE
About time some Muslim backed American pressure on Japanese SHIATSU
But did he sculpt the Beatles? EPSTEIN
Choose one or the other? No! Tho' almost behave badly HAVEBOTH
Could be due from old sweat EXUDE
Dearth of French leaves French opera externalised in Wales CARMARTHEN
Didn't speculate? Evidently, no div! Then get run out NOTHINGVENTURED
Electron bound to arouse notice in Times? Quite the reverse EXCITON
Follow the 'ounds with compassion; is that wrong? UNTRUTH
For a noted fair sight, they say, book that dame, Diana BRIGG
Growling growler driver? That's about right! CRABBY
Heroine of Berlin and Vienna not very bothered ANNIE
Left first and third characters from 'Count Dracula's Sin', failing as a play TITUSANDRONICUS
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Lowers stock of the hoi polloi HERD
No order for unordered currency RAND
Old bird of Mauritius with mother in Tanzania DODOMA
RIP, for example, bound to recall memory TRIGRAM
Second farewell to the Spanish ladies ADIEU
See 8 THEBOGEYMAN
She drowned up river; he raised flag OPHELIA
She hung, she swung, 'e went to pieces on the floor TESSELLAE
So the Germans might curse two of their 17 7s SCHWEINHUND
Sol Campbell on the bench? Get away with you! BACKOFF
Speed unheard of in such waters? UNCHARTED
They measure the drops in, eg, a sugar solution RAINGAUGES
Vessel taking lettuce, they say, to and from Kos? MAILBOAT
Watch maintained by the Countryside Alliance? HUNTER