The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,921 - Nov 22 2022

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Clues Answers
23 mean to eat bread regularly STINGRAY
A hairdo, say, to wear down ABRADE
Advice rejected about long division SPLIT
Australian city's extremely sorry cartoonist is sacked SYDNEY
Bar brawl in 60 minutes or 7? HARBOUR
Before Sunday, no Pope destroyed books of rivals OPPONENTS
Colour coding's initial test CORAL
Conservative lied at first — now in trouble, the buffoon CLOWN
Cover for the Times entertaining the City PROTECT
Debussy's prelude has odd beat DRUM
Democrat party leader departing in boat DORY
Demote ambassador backing heartless renegade RELEGATE
Discovery of caring female replacing male FINDING
Even Daley's twisting and turning is brought to a standstill PARALYSED
Fairly loud animal? FISH
Clues Answers
Fitter of crown for the king? DENTIST
Group of prominent scientists support writer's blocks BARRIERS
I left serious old building without perfume ODOURLESS
Judge impounding European bank REEF
Missing worker catches mad cow disease ABSENT
One moving into home gets settled PAID
Popular account: English royal abdicated over a breach INVASION
Small dalliance TRIFLING
Standing before holy man, for example, one on retreat PRESTIGE
Super important GREAT
Swear in debate there's no hell CUSS
Teach ladies and gents to climb over church SCHOOL
Two papers follow the Guardian's foremost talent GIFT
Vehicles honked, first travelling to the rear TANKS
Warning soldiers after cry of surprise OMEN