The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,024 - Dec 29 2003

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Clues Answers
A girl's figure may be compact DISC
A Greek writes one article, then I write another ATHENIAN
A prayer of three short words ORISON
A suitable sucker? TAILORSDUMMY
Absorbent soup or stew POROUS
Charge for firearms AMMUNITION
Clears off temporary settler on board SCAMPERS
Do get a line reconnected to the embassy DELEGATION
Drunk after wine, as Ruby is sometimes ROSECUT
Extended dance or short ball? LONGHOP
Golf club lacks parking, say UTTER
Gunner has job, it turns out, in South Africa JOHANNESBURG
He floated a company to avoid liquidation NOAH
He is sent out after some hesitation ERNEST
He's unlikely to be found out STAYATHOME
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Keep for use as a hook? HANGONTO
Liqueur makes chairman so drunk! MARASCHINO
Note - more money for cook BRAISE
Nothing in a trick to cause alarm AROUSE
Number making a living in education LEARNING
One who never can tell YOU
Our panic moderated after company provides abundant source of supply CORNUCOPIA
Pimp heard police car PANDA
Published in error OUT
Schedules mean items will be thrown overboard TIMETABLES
She writes Guardian article ANGELA
Speed of ship steaming to tie up KNOT
Stock controller's pen CORRAL
Three students seen around university in break LULL
Turned and fled with detectives in pursuit RANCID