The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,628 - Dec 14 2021

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Clues Answers
Bother an educator and an iconic rebel HEADACHE
Break small piece off end of thick raised surface KNAP
Councillor's gutted by Oxford's river disaster CRISIS
East Midlands town doctor set child free CHESTERFIELD
Eggs, when split by line, part ROLE
Essential element of Depression: onset of hunger PITH
European region's loud people being grounded FLANDERS
Feathers are better than a baton movement DOWNBEAT
High earners taking in southern mountain air quality RARENESS
Immediately when Derby, say, fell (2,3,4,2,1,3) ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
In public, a romantic American's billiards shot CAROM
Live within one's means, as a contortionist could MAKEENDSMEET
Meadow saffron for the Coventry horsewoman? NAKEDLADY
Move of bishop to China, not a fate that's rectified FIANCHETTO
Clues Answers
Moved — not natural AFFECTED
Newspaper possibly reveals 'Goddess married to heartless youth' HERALD
Old whaler's work: capturing felons in Wash, possibly SCRIMSHAW
One who's been caught arriving with drugs in need of support ARRESTEE
Proust's character is weak, going in opposite directions SWANN
Royal house's beginning to encompass university STUART
Son with present (sweet flower) SNOWDROP
State means to create a fast road EXPRESSWAY
Tending to scare off star Liam ALARMIST
Truncated fancy bra raised temperature ABRUPT
Uninteresting ladder trial DRYRUN
Wearing the blue turned up, duck? Figure-hugging! SLINKY
You once cut many hundreds THOU