The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,963 - Jan 10 2023

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A second city's somersaulting dance SALSA
Bad feeling of many against independence leader — one from Italy, maybe HOSTILITY
Bill's comparatively astute FLYER
Classic story: Short Time from the pen of Francis? MOBY
Cross bishop breathes irregularly etc BISECT
Decoration somehow made large MEDAL
Drop gets player finally into touch TRICKLE
Fly with management, a feature of which is doubles all round! DARTBOARD
Fungus shape MOULD
Has life in Cairns destroyed flowers? NARCISSI
Honourable dignitary's after power lift PRAISEWORTHY
Island's problem with American transport: no terminus SUMATRA
Light composition of Rice, incorp­orating classical composer CHANDELIER
Marry Hitch? Perhaps, but it's not indicative of a steady heart ARRHYTHMIC
Off-colour and about to enter shaft RACY
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Old playwright having no bottle has eg a whisky accompaniment COWARDICE
On reflection, gang needs to accept bereavement to flourish BLOSSOM
Painting has the power that a mechanic could make good use of OILCAN
Paying for fine inlaid top furniture item PROFITABLE
Playing clarinet and briefly leaving performance RECITAL
Powder used by first alchemists TALC
Raven, dog and rodent eating new fruit BLACKCURRANT
Recklessness of car almost hitting a centre of population AUDACITY
See 6 DICK
Shock — southern ladies running riot round prison! SCANDALISE
Strong Brussels youth raised in a medieval way FEUDAL
Take criminally bad union leader before court ABDUCT
Time's against Shakespeare's wife? Husband's off in the direction indicated THATAWAY
Vehicle's way over left side of carriageway, by a river STREETCAR
Work period top protection wear for the Met? OPERAHAT