The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,865 - Sep 7 2006

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Clues Answers
Bird to hide nut, we hear, as a last course GOOSEBERRYFOOL
Class put back (including Year 1) for a number of lines LYRIC
Cleo, a girl, becomes symbolic ALLEGORIC
Clever person, William, displacing No 3 in cricket, say INTELLECT
Element of currency: I'm up for conversion EUROPIUM
Fitter in the cable/rope business ABLER
Food preserver incorporated in 'Time' article TINCAN
Give free rein to take in alcohol INDULGE
Goes over and collects outside clubs RECAPS
Hope that goes up in smoke? PIPEDREAM
Infer the prisoner's honest CONSTRUE
Island company depending on artificial fur CORFU
It's best of all coming from France CREMEDELACREME
Light shade from Scotland? OATMEAL
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Man's leaving Midlands town for country area FIELD
Med area right for producing rum DEMERARA
MIT leaves army equipment for student bodies UNIONS
Most of side bowled, as century seen here? EDGBASTON
No new copy's involved in this case GENUINEARTICLE
None cried when treatment applied for a particular gland ENDOCRINE
One account supporting the odd character of the heart CARDIAC
Organic compound obtained from a variety of trees ESTER
Shooting off in the break? CEASEFIRE
The pillars of Northern Ireland GIANTSCAUSEWAY
Upright vicar returned old Thai coin VERTICAL
Watch, some say, for an Indian dish TIKKA
Waterproof worn round one links when stormy OILSKIN
Wrongly advised boss about piece of land MISLED