The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,446 - May 5 2005

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Clues Answers
A cold meal for relieving a city SALFORD
A tax once introduced for the course ASCOT
Articulates confusedly about place in Eastern trusts SPLUTTERS
Beat counter-revolution TROUNCE
Comic's friend useful on board? FOOLSMATE
Deliveries producing din in store RENDITIONS
English class held in part of church forming enclosure ENCLAVE
Excluded and finished in every respect OUTANDOUT
Figurine for a large vehicle? OSCAR
Flyer not working on book TITUS
For a break, urge ride round University, as required by custom DERIGUEUR
Fuzzy, not very fit AGUE
Hesitates when those making the channel get caught out DITHERS
It's old hat to the army SHAKO
Joint said to be found in peculiar gel - an unwanted bit of meat GRISTLE
Not the sort of thinking behind this clue LATERAL
Clues Answers
Overwhelming influx in a new church in a valley AVALANCHE
Part of cricket field in unlawful position OFFSIDE
Relish round following a blow GUSTO
Returning star contains oxygen? That's intelligence NOUS
Rouse wavering to provide the money EUROS
Small mammal seen in the grass enclosure RASSE
Suitably treated pond's ever blue OVERSPEND
Tank, relatively ancient - support for cut? GASHOLDER
The northern account about instrument, possibly a warbler THORNBILL
The soldier's a good man in essence GIST
Three gases in the atmosphere? Neat! OXEN
Top bird, first in nesting CROWN
Two American cities with a way for raising the flag? LANYARD
Utter ability for conducting public affairs STATECRAFT
View destroyer ICONOCLAST
What books are, in fact NONFICTION