The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,394 - Mar 16 2021

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About to depart or part forcefully CLEAVE
Almost back, holding it up as part of the Guardian, say SECTION
Bewitched, in part, using new spell RAPT
Bit by bit, go inside controlling mechanism in parts of country REGIONS
Brutal, apart from having silver lining SAVAGE
Bunch elected in cunning way to expedite part of bill GUILLOTINE
Direction to players to reduce noise — part of one I composed FORTEPIANO
Engine parts — throttles CHOKES
Final parts in cast recast for theatrical hit CATS
Formalities progressively reduced, with two parts switched REDTAPE
Hear test broadcast in places where many a player takes part THEATRES
Idiot getting role after change of heart PRAT
Leading man that has two parts on stage HENRYTHE
List of parts a repairman tossed out DRAMATIS
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Nothing remaining from fire around very cold part of year NOVEMBER
Part for Maria Callas to study endlessly TOSCA
Part of big issue to be raised in old court — increased rent OCTUPLET
Part of greater honesty that's starting to be seen between Swiss banks RHONE
Part of pageant I'm at — terrific ephemeral stuff ANTIMATTER
Part — with ease, if broken? SEPARATE
Partly withdraw, making borders of state change and decrease SECEDE
Quarter thus includes area for grass ESPARTO
See 1 FOURTH
See 5 PERSONAE
Small part of statistical report for firm STABLE
Starters for our first part of meal, naturally OFCOURSE
Unfathomable part in Shakes­pearean comedy? Not so BOTTOMLESS
You may part with this part of fowl COMB