The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,327 - Dec 16 2004

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Clues Answers
8 in time to see number (including silencer) LONGAGO
Arrive with old arrangement for mutual assistance COMECON
Be punished with punishment note CATCHIT
Caber is tossed in Italy BRESCIA
Composer left a little bit of nonsense FALLAL
Detective man, turning pale, to work with teeth GNAW
Dilute 26's forerunner when the boat comes in WATER
Far from how an 8 13 may be reached? Far from it NOTBYALONGCHALK
Far from the underworld with so much French DISTANT
Financial resources of those said to have a tickle in the throat? COFFERS
French animal left nut BETEL
Heather is wealthy in Rome ERICA
Illustrator and poet are without box office input BLACKBOARD
It has little flowers happily arranged on a string like this inside GYPSOPHILA
Little flower transformed our little debutantes ROSEBUD
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Little half of capital from old city BABYLON
My old man (suitably clad) said: 'Don't put money in the tin' REFUSECOLLECTOR
No officer is reported for ill-feeling RANCOUR
Odds on looking good? LIKELY
Pessimistic message from old city to fast-breeder reactor: it is 'Hard cheese!' THEBESTOF
Preferably ... speak truth piano? LIEF
Princess swallowed by fish or bear SHARDIK
Prophet of Israel, I assume ELIAS
Rebus nearly found in cockney's dense shrubbery with extinguisher FIREBUCKET
See 22 DOWN
See 9 LUCK
See 9 BRITISH
Shed tears for saint in account of lottery SWEEPSTAKE
Tennis player's time in boat yard MARTINA
Traveller going for tour with Satan ASTRONAUT