The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,958 - Oct 22 2019

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Clues Answers
Aristocratic designer of blouses? TOPDRAWER
Bears circling outskirts of remote west Scottish town STANDREWS
Boozer with extremely impressive belly button INNIE
Bring back badge for each child NIPPER
Cockerel made man nervous at first CAPON
Coupled in shed and ran off without top SHACKLED
Drivers keeping jack by side in Holland AJAX
Former sailor and companion in tug WRENCH
Gormless second mate with basic urges STUPID
Head of English in pursuit of more flashy underwear BRASSIERE
Hearing nothing whatsoever of firm beset by safe-crackers STONEDEAF
In the main, might vegetable grower swap tips? SEAPOWER
Italian town, unaltered over centuries, at last beginning to industrialise ASSISI
Lively mole fed by animal sanctuary SPARKY
Operation to purge wings of dissenting groups ACTION
Clues Answers
Order Byron to host local football match DERBY
Organising hen parties is endless learning opportunity traineeship
Pub shortly working to conserve energy HOSTELRY
Rebellious kid regularly hiding bath sponge LOOFAH
Relative of rising favourites runs into trouble STEPBROTHER
Scoff when comic almost stumbles CHOWMEIN
See 2 WAR
Seeing that, I give up FOREGO
Shorts pound, shocking her donees LEDERHOSEN
Spirit of our planet finally coming to the fore HEART
Strong tissues with boring functions SINEWS
Thoroughly heartless bank RELY
Throw a wobbly, fighting with real weapons HOT
Titans of business defeat US Feds, ignoring the odds COLOSSUSES
Turn your back on litter-dropper during row DISOWN