The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,131 - May 12 2020

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Clues Answers
Being spiteful is beginning to be irritating BITCHING
Can churchman approach sin? Characters inside clink set free PRISONCHAPLAIN
Casually sleep with English scruff NAPE
Catches case of Columbo with 'one more thing' COPS
Conclusion, say, to cover news about investigator ENDING
Covers preserve work that is special CANOPIES
Defence of Italy twice cut ball out ALIBI
Depressed? Do cocaine before farewell CONCAVE
Detective with charge that's appropriate PIRATE
Do search in the centre with others ARREST
Drug satisfied husband in the morning, dear, keeping hard with a source of supply METHAMPHETAMINE
Foe messed with lieutenant's head, TV ace making U-turn VOLTEFACE
Former lover with big bosom, essentially models EXAMPLES
Grows into suits BECOMES
Clues Answers
Icon Columbo's back with cigar: mill around like his character? CRIMINOLOGICAL
Like No Time to Die PEER
One could go off with detective working around schedule DETONATOR
Peril not unusual for crime fighters INTERPOL
Person covering ground, state policeman initially going in front PAVER
Plain or flash coat for detective on street? MODEST
Recover arm: solve murders REMOVALS
See 2 THEDEAD
Show respect for late 'disheveled' Peter Falk on a broadcast (5,5,3,2,3,4) NEVERSPEAKILLOF
Subordinate to screen detective might work like this? UNDERCOVER
They join police with round going off: run in two seconds SPLICERS
They murder visitors around lake STRANGLERS
Turns down rubbish song's intro REFUSES
Watch out for intellect MIND