The Guardian - Cryptic crossword January 29 2009 crossword clues & answers

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The Guardian - Cryptic crossword Jan 29 2009

Clue	Answer
Aims at less than what Cockney does without	ASPIRES
Creep into organised function	RECEPTION
English lose balance after attempt to boost self-esteem	EGOTRIP
Girl has room to support for pond life	LILYPAD
How about taking an attitude to drink?	SUPPOSING
Informal greeting by smart type without it having to get friendly	HITITOFF
It helps to hold one's tongue	UVULA
It's partly intended to cure habits	REHAB
Labour?	WORKINGPARTY
Loveless union on the box contains one big long mistake in a way defying interpretation	UNINTELLIGIBLY
Loves to keep book on architectural feature	OVOLO
Measure of Met's credit?	YARDSTICK
Near the coast we're told to get cover	INSHORE
Perhaps even gaiety left in consequence of the crash	NEGATIVEEQUITY
Political wannabe playing harps (Aeolian, not Old English)	SARAH
Provider of travel wherein may be nothing posh	TROOPSHIP
Richards effortlessly showing brilliance	VIVIDLY
Rule: to abdicate lacks point	REIGN
Secure times could be clearer	EXCUSER
See 13	PALIN
Sometimes I chortle at watery humour	ICHOR
Sound of bird to a king	GROWL
Start to notice PIN forgery	INCEPTION
Start to study a philosopher? It's a drudge	TREADMILL
Swept by turns in holiday around Crete?	VACUUMED
That one may turn sad soon	SOANDSO
Type of art, perhaps one form to one state	NEOCLASSICAL
With most elderly, fun may be requisite	NEEDFUL

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