The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,076 - Feb 27 2004

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Clues Answers
'It's good to be French!' (a line from a wake-up call) GETREAL
'Madame Secretary', a Liberal British Conservative ALBRIGHT
A fish out of water returned Pitt BRAD
A-airs in northern France AMIENS
Block the passage, so to speak FILIBUSTER
Carroll's verdict had the wife of HR executed OFFWITH
Chap sent to the chair for inspiring Thatcherism? FRIEDMAN
Cold fish, say, returning president COOLIDGE
Cons and tearaways? RIPOFFS
Ecological disaster film OILSLICK
Getting in later for convenience LATRINE
Hoffman's portrayal of god in human form RAINMAN
Jade ring for her services CALLGIRL
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Keen follower of Anne, the first lady GRIEVE
Offensive infringement aimed at lip-readers? FOULMOUTHED
One having proof of Jane Eyre's marriage READER
One making a date with the future? PALM
Puts the question verbally: fish? GRILSE
Runs an Indian corporation? DELHIBELLY
See 25 HERHEAD
See 7 KNUCKLE
Spinning RR into a ball? Not perhaps with this! ANTIROLLBAR
Swain lumbered for a start, sadly with these after marriage? INLAWS
Take cover, Wednesday's here! *** off! SHIELD
Unite and turn to overwhelm INUNDATE
Where the ring fits so, broadly speaking NEARTHE