The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,444 - Feb 28 2018

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Criticism wears down characters — but these really hurt? STICKSANDSTONES
A Rolling Stone introduces himself after good trick GIMMICK
Bitter cold in desert ACRID
Bloke cut metre off plant from Australia GUMTREE
Calibrate in a different way regarding micro-organisms BACTERIAL
Caper has doctor incarcerated? GAMBOL
Force doctor and staff to join corporation MOMENTUM
Hello — a greeting interpreted the wrong way ALOHA
In brief half-light, stop to catch first bit of warbling — like this? DAWNCHORUS
Nonsense, such extremes entertained by low figure MOONSHINE
Old quarter, newer design OPART
Parasite not quite attaching to cows, due to motion KINETIC
Patience perhaps a virtue, having invested time in a girl, foolishly LIGHTOPERA
Pharaoh getting back scrubbed, hell amid gross depravity TURPITUDE
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Picnic, outdoor exercise WALKIN
Punt with second payoff KICKBACK
Quickish pace from China, knees gone might you say? CANTER
Quite lovely PRETTY
Quite ugly PLAIN
Regularly appearing, exam days when school's out XMAS
See 5 THEPARK
Slowly movin' to conceal swindle, a part of Asia INDOCHINA
Straight part of routine a triumph NEAT
Tinge out, 0.001kg boxes? Message noted SINGINGTELEGRAM
Unprincipled behaviour of women, prince snaffling them all HARLOTRY
US city airport not closing with start of operations ORLANDO
Where, perhaps, to buy a barrier for water ADAMSALE
With both flanks cleared, swap piece, drawing game HANGMAN