The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 29,004 - Feb 27 2023

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An improved partner in crime? ABETTER
Being tense, ramble about buried valuables TROVE
Big rodent on the loose in Kentish Town TONBRIDGE
Crazy set of directions were rational MADESENSE
Demolish old book, well read OBLITERATE
Detect person's elastic slipping, a source of optim­istic views ROSETINTED
Dishevelled, after a series of blows WINDSWEPT
Evasive talk from the cloth FLANNEL
Exhausting journey to get computer equipment HARDDRIVE
Farm animal to lower head in river bend OXBOW
Fruit cooked? It used to be fired GRAPESHOT
Get down from there and stop pulling my leg COMEOFFIT
Gore beginning to drop into tube VIDAL
Great duel contested under formal rules REGULATED
Grouse distractedly about Conservative whip SCOURGE
In Spanish port, a Republican sign VIRGO
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Name of songbird, extremely large TITLE
Not yet in bed, drunk and unable to relax UPTIGHT
Numbers of species left common GENERAL
Only women in emirate? OMAN
Part of play understood when listening SCENE
Pawnbroker has a name like muck UNCLEAN
Salesman isn't commonly going to change decor REPAINT
See 11 SPECTACLES
Slacking, paid less — only half IDLE
Sounds from cat in fashionable street MEWS
Substitute fielder? COVER
Swindle over farm machinery one is engaged to supply CONTRACTOR
The besetting sin of the Greens? ENVY
Tours round church build muscle TRICEPS
Vigour I am contributing to a country ANIMATION
Wait around altar finally for her? BRIDE