The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,055 - Feb 3 2004

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A jockey's first horse pulled up on grass GANJA
Biblical book (gospel) unopened RUTH
Bloom's part in about 50 copies SEPAL
Childminders about to cheer wildly CRECHE
Dispute about key change ALTERCATION
Distortion isn't commonly the result of make-up WARPAINT
Eats among sailors as a result of bad timekeeping TARDINESS
Flower's in flower show EXPOSE
Force to resume hostilities yielding fruit GREENGAGE
Get goat even to eat newspaper ENRAGE
Just like a priest to teach one religious instruction badly? HIERATIC
Large number of solvers doubled? Piffle! MYEYE
Lily gets swamped by sea of projectiles BALLISTIC
Missing books on poet ABSENT
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Model to request church's Special Squad TASKFORCE
Musical monologue about prune root PARSNIP
Musician's popular support involves pieces on a catalogue INSTRUMENTALIST
Nocturnal creature given hearing after an illness ANTBEAR
North European keeps to this type of computer LAPTOP
Pan-American reception of military men is attractive ALLURES
Publicity including a possessor of wings and a prayer PATERNOSTER
Rang in damaged ears of mathematician ARCHIMEDES
Refuse to work in needlework period SEWAGE
Shift close result that couldn't be closer NIGHTIE
Small group experiencing civil unrest back to front TRIO
Speaker accepting one drink for inspiration ORIGINATOR
Sweetener for leaders of students' union mounting fundraising event SUGAR
Unfinished plane flight to a star causes reflection on transience THINGSFALLAPART