The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,449 - May 9 2005

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Clues Answers
A hen, of course LAYER
Appear plump on inspection LOOKROUND
Bowing to strange gods, as I do on the French tours, surprisingly IDOLATROUS
Certain sailors love a stringed instrument ABSOLUTE
Children's publication ISSUE
Compelled to hear the female servant MADE
Complain to a bird RAIL
Create confusion at little girl's party DISCONCERT
Curse linked to a flower box EXECRATE
Deleted it by mistake in an important document TITLEDEED
Demonstration of impenetrability? PROOF
Disregard the bishop's position OVERSEE
Gloomy journalists, indeed! DEPRESSED
Lived to turn lustful at end DWELT
Mercy Pecksniff in nun's guise SISTEROFCHARITY
Clues Answers
Nymph taken from the chorus ECHO
One girl's painted image ICON
Plead for sound seed to be put into the ground? INTERCEDE
Poet of sorts to guide one in grasping point SONNETEER
Preliminary excitement at promotion? PREFERMENT
Put up acceptable commendation UPRAISE
Quick to return to sin EVIL
Record colour on object of ill repute DISCREDIT
Risk involved in opening flower VENTURE
Showing off scholastic achievement EXHIBITION
Spoken for a large section ORAL
Spot about four in a bit of grass DIVOT
Sycophants confined to a sideshow TOADIES
Traveller wearing church cloth CREPE
Tree that old Iberians might have found funny? SPANISHCHESTNUT