The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,414 - Mar 29 2005

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
16 down's in bed, being wicked after short drink ALBERT
16 down's incomplete contract to sell almost put in precarious situation DEATHINVENICE
16 down's prison officer's shot THETURNOF
16 down's tripe merges into a catastrophe PETER
A piece of drapery round top of house's fall from a great height AVALANCHE
Bearing right angle, flat side ELEVEN
Breakdown in relations for tabloid, which is charged having pursued princess DISUNION
Complete confidence? I don't think so! NOFEAR
Composer beginning to slide into his gutless tackle HARNESS
Composer has done what he does with different opening BRITTEN
Emotionless descent of a drunk STONEFACED
Empty space on island to hide SECRETE
Great penalty FINE
Half complete car plant BROOM
Menace of the Krays brings worry FRET
Clues Answers
Model is bored - nothing to be taken off remains DEBRIS
More change expected with this change to introduce? REDUCTION
Opening of account in bank, one tragically lost between banks LEANDER
Part of Namibia, fragile former African state BIAFRA
Period of cricket where back-up non-starter OVER
Positive evidence of porcine acupuncture? HOPING
Run through compo-sition encapsulating Rachmaninoff's First PIERCE
See 14 THESCREW
See 2 GRIMES
See 22 HERRING
Somehow, cities got to be self-obsessed EGOTISTIC
Ticker having undergone heart transplant, composer inspired to become show-off? CLEVERDICK
Uncle Dud and Uncle Sam essential to cell NUCLEUS
What sounds like cane, isn't! BEET