The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,885 - Oct 11 2022

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Clues Answers
'Reversion' cast and support THROWBACK
Ace management team on a ship ABOARD
Approaching a road in roughly two seconds TOWARDS
Beach merging with delta may be cut off DETACHABLE
Casual member wants back pay PARTTIMER
Crossed a playwright with a paper figure TRAVERSED
Drink downstairs? Nonsense, according to a shanty singer RUMBELOW
East Hampton otherwise now known as famous ONTHEMAP
Face Lincoln as a former leader MUGABE
Failure, for example, of NBC broadcast with astronaut ABSTRACTNOUN
Hackneyed stuff by journalist with complaint — probably canned CORNEDBEEF
Harrowing neck torture NERVERACKING
Machine operator altered shift TREADLE
Misspelt the Genoese name for an eastern monument STONEHENGE
Mother hosting police ball is upset? Just a bit MODICUM
Clues Answers
Mother, get on ruin! DAMAGE
Nerdy expert element of Aztec hierarchy TECHIE
Poet's lower than 'the man sadly emasculated' NEATH
Proudly accompanying the ambassador on a date, kept getting excited? WITH
Screeching of small missile STRIDENT
Sea child's most important problem? MAINISSUE
See 6 HELD
See 6 HEAD
See 6 HIGH
Slough has one trapped, progress hampered? BOGGEDDOWN
That's an awful lot of birdsong on island first TRILLION
Transport was miserable MOPED
Under arrest and looking haggard PINCHED
Vigilant prince consort ditches bishop ALERT
Who's keen to play Partridge Queen? GAMER