The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,676 - Feb 9 2022

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A little poem for Proust's girl? ODETTE
Agent finally disowns politicians, a spooky set SPYSTORIES
Appalling racism — it can be very wounding SCIMITAR
Be inactive, as old vein's opening in heart TICKOVER
Club swam the Serpentine WESTHAM
Confident visionary said alternative's not on at first OPTIMISTIC
Cut being painful, get on computer to cancel golf TENDERLOIN
Drinking too much, bishop goes off dribbling OOZING
Extremely selfish, muscular Atlas did SHRUGGED
Fast direction out of city PRESTO
Fill with enthusiasm to revolut­ionise green lives on Earth ENERGISE
Glimpse a drum kit, half missing APERCU
Goat is ready to start getting drunk, a debauchee ORGIAST
Granted that a large idea may fall short ALTHOUGH
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I look up one article on another fairy tale IOLANTHE
Kidnapper's instruction to make a turn in vehicle CAPTOR
Looks for audience: they fit in well STAIRS
Made a sharp noise, talking in a trance RAPT
Mrs Jellyby, for one, should improve, speaking ungrammatically DOGOODER
Noble rank open to knight: earl GRANDEE
One lawyer in casual dress beneath consideration NEGLIGIBLE
Ridiculous way muscles bend at the top ABSURD
See 2 GAGE
Sellers say 'Don't stop' GOON
Strangely, a peer and me touring Hungary may fly together EPHEMERA
Superfluous measure, so I took some back OTIOSE
Tenor joins singing group during quiet day off SABBATH
Time to joke, entering into extra financial burden? MORT