The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,021 - Dec 23 2003

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'Whitehall begins to take a stand' - such words are misleading WEASEL
A bit about Steptoe and Son in the paper FRAGMENT
A bit on the floor with a couple of girls TESSELLA
Afghan ordered to shut up PUSHTU
Big blow that enabled Joshua to cross the Jordan? PILEDRIVER
Conflict was about capital WARSAW
Drug used in medication? On the contrary ACID
English apt to brew with it TEAPOT
Hairdos with some style - but understatedly 'cool' PERMAFROST
Interest in making a name in American establishment USANCE
Invective of one caught in traffic TIRADE
Latin and French, these novels ROMANCES
Monotreme with nothing on account DUCKBILL
No lime squash found on a rig OILMEN
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Old painter's abridged reflection AGED
Old sect, first appearing important through glasses ALBIGENSES
Old tool - hole could be made with it EOLITH
Part of Shrove Tuesday taken up with a tot DRAM
Power to depend on rising, so he rose WATTYLER
Priest and curate outed, leading to schism FRACTURE
River or spring ORWELL
Rose gets hairdo in a state FLORIBUNDA
Spin fever in the capital PRAGUE
State of bewilderment said to last a while DAYS
Teaches to see about accepting old money EDUCATES
Term for Clinton without Lewinsky to begin with HILARY
Though not great writing, it gets published here PULPIT
Untidy hairdos emanating originally from old colony RHODESIA