The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,644 - Dec 22 2005

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... as a parrot, perhaps BIRDIE
22 down by river and lake OUSEL
22 down one 19 down, we hear? But that's out of bounds ILLEGAL
22 down's place reliable, though no house NEST
Appear menacing in reception room, if 19 down LOUR
Drive softly into tree in front of sovereign WILLPOWER
Existing quality in a vessel at sea ALIVENESS
Fit relation, if 19 down ABLE
Game to sell up GOLF
Goddess taking new arrivals, if 19 down VENUS
Hundred resident in shoe - shame! SCANDAL
Interjection from Scotsman tucking into cheese roll BRIOCHE
Just one introduced to smallholding, certainly not English FAIRMINDED
Muslim ascetic having a weekend in tree FAKIR
Old musical players making comeback in effect OPERATIVE
Oxford and Cambridge differ about rest VARSITY
Pole thus imprisoned by proper sort of tyrant OPPRESSOR
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Quick constable's first to join force CLEVER
Rover never barking NOMAD
Run past in discussion BYE
See 26 PECKER
See 26 WOOD
Sinful trade, penny-pinching if 19 down SIMONY
South African martyr hugs liberal sergeant on TV BILKO
Target in 1 club, spirits kept up to achieve 22 down GREEN
Tear skin PELT
Thespian finally acquainted with material NINON
Thrashing tail of salmon tangled in angler's equipment LANDINGNET
Tungsten absorbed by cut in stomach making sick ... BELOWPAR
Vegetarian's order is terribly late in canteen MEATLESS
Wave painted with minimum of ebb, suggesting this? NEAPTIDE
Weapon, as one might say, if 19 down LANCE
Whip good amid pleasure as photographer's aid FLASHGUN