The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,677 - Feb 10 2022

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Clues Answers
Article removed from deceased in house, surrendered HANDEDOVER
Carry out check on trouble in joint DOVETAIL
Clumsy butchering of the samurai AMATEURISH
Criminals in party, it needing reflection? BANDITTI
Did content of bidet career from behind? ACTED
Fellow accommodating illicit tavern is party guy? CONSERVATIVE
Goddess, essentially mobile? PERSEPHONE
Groundwork backfiring in appetite for party piece? PAPERPLATE
I do well to conceal black line on map ISOBAR
I've no idea if hatmaker's one for tailoring? ASKMEANOTHER
Idiot's point inspiring intellectual, finally DOLT
Large amount on a pension, perhaps, worked hard MASSAGED
Maestro elected to double back on opera TOSCANINI
Malaise rare in report BOREDOM
Meddle, as some Canadian leader? INTRUDE
Clues Answers
Nettle rash itchy, less excruciating first of all RILE
Notices Christmas fare if served with mint, did you say? SPIES
Oh dear, less effective tool than a pitchfork, by the sound of it? HEIGHHO
Passage from one end of Salonica to the other? STOA
See 19 HALFLIVES
See 19 OTHER
See 9 BENDER
Shave round blonde fringe, this female's hairy SHEBEAR
Soldier with swimmer and aviator on the periphery HUSSAR
Spouse's situation on easy street, comparatively? (3,3,5,4,5) HOWTHE
Tropical island I see in middle of Slough OAHU
Unintentionally funny man taking bow in illusionist SPOON
Wit in funny replies penned by discontented Bennett BELESPRIT
Working range, where pan's filled with stew, originally SKILLSET
Write poetry, very intense rubbish SONNETISE