The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,170 - Jun 26 2020

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Clues Answers
A clear desert ARID
A difficult thing to bear, over ACROSS
Aquatic mammal with 9, everyone said? MANATEE
Birds currently with holy cow aboard ship heading for Egypt SNOWGEESE
Cricket side in match with a certain pitch TONALLY
Doctor talks from the rear SPAY
Drink from river after red, black and yellow creature? GINGERBEER
Earliest of settlers in a mountain range in India, speechless AGHAST
Greek character more intoxic­ated, we hear, in region of the far north SIBERIA
In wretched fashion, baby con­sumed by putting up shelves etc DISMALLY
Incompetent husband dealing with dirt, so he has to get wife in for chore LOADING
Jouster on Shetland pony for hours after work? WEEKNIGHT
Lady left out of legion COUNTESS
Light source attached to heel of glass slipper? SLED
Look inside someone's ear, chortling SEARCH
Clues Answers
Might one identify paper as shabby? RAGTAG
One having taken another fish, also hooked up KIDNAPPER
Pack including second two cards — one's worn SMOKING
Pith extracted from some afore­mentioned tropical plant SESAME
Refuse to welcome tourists regularly coming back for cake SWISSROLL
See 16 down JACKET
See 19 THEDISHWASHER
See 9 GRANT
Squeezing hard, give relative a cuddle before beginning on tennis player HUGH
Stress-free character seemingly calm, having walked away initially SCHWA
Touring subcontinental state, antelope that's a bit petrified BOGOAK
Trapper's cry when cuppa arrived? GOTCHA
Ultimately, Marilyn Monroe had to appear ditzy — never mind! NOHARMDONE
Weapon wounded one of the gendarmes? STUNGUN