The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,038 - Jan 24 2020

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Are various small birds travelling west, after starling initially again takes over REASSUMES
Back to basics here, as Conserv­ative taking drugs? SQUAREONE
Backtrack twice and workers lit up by party leader? I don't believe you! (4,4,5,2,4) LIARLIARPANTSON
Boris, penning newspaper material that's shabby, is for the practical approach PRAGMATISM
Clifftop home creepy, we hear? EYRIE
Discuss roads home ROOTS
Endless suffering: Boris's heart consumed by power issue PERDITION
Final drink full of street talk LASTGASP
Guns raised for quarry in glen? STAG
In fun, absolute ruler's beginning to splash out — he can certainly afford it! SULTANOF
Individual absorbed by course, virtually complete ENTIRE
London borough cut back foreign money HACKNEY
Mastermind tune for worms PLANARIA
Middle 2 from 4 (x 2) for shipment FREIGHT
One sport he worked on, nearing defeat ONTHEROPES
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Question put to liquidator by business, seriously? (3,3,7,2,2) AREYOU
Radioactive element in preservative for good health SALUT
Report scale and method as liquid strained WHEY
Seat: I offered support for member not returned PM ISLINGTON
See 16 FIRE
See 18 BRUNEI
See 20 MEUP
See 20 WINDING
See 9 NORTH
Sloth near Ealing fed last of spaghetti INACTION
Stallion's back on course — whereas this one isn't NONSTARTER
Those speaking for author SAYERS
Was PM unprejudiced, where only the elite accommodated? MAYFAIR
Where lies circulating around famous Downing Street figure, might this have extra traction? SIXWHEELER