The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,023 - Jan 7 2020

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Clues Answers
Battle 4, perhaps, to stop in London TRAFALGAR
Briefest break since son climbs into bed CONCISEST
Collect new paper, missing one page REAP
Cooker at home once more AGAIN
Defenceless woman's right by the sea UNARMED
Duty on first vehicle TAXI
Fabulous bird raised, literally, on an island CORSICA
Finally, when telephone call is on hold NELSON
Helmsman to steer south-west, carried by third person COXSWAIN
In revolutionary China, run by Mao, mostly as leader CHAIRMAN
Judge an American god JANUS
Little Boy Blue's triumph VICTORY
Main chant as cyclist retires — hard to puncture two tyres YOHOHO
Member of the force working on a lead? POLICEDOG
Clues Answers
Mixed salad around space station leads to butterflies ADMIRALS
Most elevated dizzy heights HIGHEST
Newspaper feature generates support COLUMN
Noble is 1, 2, 3, 4, say, after 5? VISCOUNT
One idly passing time arranging flora around the end of June LOAFER
Pester animal BADGER
Poet finishes regularly ahead of racing driver HAMILTON
Protection, for example, hiding iron shirt SAFETY
See 25 SQUARE
Setter eats old stew alone ISOLATED
Small and large specimen SAMPLE
The Guardian and Independent read inside out? Strange WEIRD
Warship's funny story, invading two rivers DESTROYER
Writer finds way into literary festival HARDY