The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,774 - Jun 3 2022

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'Bretheren, Odysseus has a sad air' THRENODY
A seventh part of labour production in month — increased by permit SEPTUPLET
As a stop sign can go a lot out of shape OCTAGONAL
Cheesy place in which best rye is drunk? CREAMERY
Clothing features: elastic loop tops in legs LAPELS
Daily instruction tedious, yet starts producing good work CHARITY
Direction to shut off when temperature's dropped SOUTH
Female introduces Hardy's 'foolish things' FOLLIES
Girl holds handle, which goes around CAROUSEL
In short, leader's intervention in niche activity is the issue CHILDREN
In which 'essence' is an intellectual pursuit CHESS
It seems odd, releasing end of rope from show bull PARADOX
It's affected by Earth's position SITE
It's working in shift that causes grief DISTRESS
Jester receiving king's summons? WRIT
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Leave out gender-specific term MISS
Lot of winter sports equipment (source not revealed) encountered KISMET
Low and trimmed-down portable night vision aid MOONLIGHT
Memorable piece of fielding at end of play CATCHY
Modern communication needs a new start? Humbug! SWEET
Parcel lost at the centre unit CELL
Party's full of large Liberal dummies! DOLLS
Peer right inside large foreign hollowed-out entity EARLGREY
Performance of Silence that's painful SHOW
Ridicules anchoring devices GUYS
Secretive, a bit like a 20th-century avant-garde composer? CAGEY
Shock when rocker perhaps goes topless HAIR
Snake on top of tea packet? BOAT
State capital initially provided with one cold large pond PACIFIC
Uttered expression of regret over dead so-called city once SAIGON