The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 29,221 - Nov 7 2023

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Clues Answers
26 19's bottle-opener applied to thin bottle BLITHE
26 19's fire once ignited in fictional schoolboy BRIEF
26 19's kind of wire in sensitive area PRIVATE
26 19's tart? BITTER
Chicken expecting turkey, perhaps – to wit? NOEL
Cocktail: fancy drinking the blue one shortly WHISKYMAC
Dabbler teases swingers HAMMOCKS
Doctor of Literature endlessly circled by European ballerina DANSEUSE
Dog also has a pee when tickled LHASAAPSO
Father of poetry? POPE
Forecasters recalled problems in storms TEMPESTS
Gold on key, little time for lead ESCORT
Greeting witness heard? WOTCHER
Inferior versifier, one sampling American author? POETASTER
Knock out boxer as everyone gulps ERASE
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Less in order? TAKEAWAY
On the same page, I stay calm, ultimately IBIDEM
Once ref roughed up by Royal Engineers, impose rule again REENFORCE
Overcoat or tutus for tailoring SURTOUT
Rap artist thanks junk RATATAT
See 12 SPIRIT
See 22 ENCOUNTER
See 22 Across SWEET
See 26 COWARD
See 6 LIVES
Sovereign on flag, an individual from western Europe IRISHMAN
The limit starts to need adjustment in principle LASTSTRAW
Uncontaminated, set free over bug STERILE
Wind in low cloud slowing, mostly MISTRAL
With last of goulash consumed, have too much stew OVERHEAT