The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 29,257 - Dec 19 2023

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'Fair Earth' will come with intervention of leading protest group JUSTSTOPOIL
A big book hotel's kept in reception ATHOME
Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly EXPECT
Be a squatter with determination? SITINJUDGEMENT
Be upset with semi-meltdown – it means someone's gutted DISEMBOWELMENT
Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound PTOMAINE
Choir ceased working in province ARCHDIOCESE
City's philosopher and songwriter BERLIN
Contemptible person lots backed SNOT
Dissenter suffering from fatigue TIREDNESS
Eastern muck – I kept being sick EMESIS
English campaign – there's an issue EMISSION
Fish? Sarah's caught any number by river SANDEEL
Gathers together in a cold island country needing sun ACCRETES
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Had to rush around tree PINETA
Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment CITHERN
Like old parliament game joined by politician RUMP
Masculinity of Scot, having his moment MACHISMO
Murder victim in noisy situation, first off ABEL
Old soldier's aspiration, inflamed within HOPLITE
Plant is better with strange music CAPSICUM
Poles, see, at infrequent intervals SPARSELY
Prison housing one murderer CAIN
Second religious summary, a lengthy read SCREED
The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device THERMISTOR
The writer on ship in a port MESSINA
When nicest old girl gets nasty disease ASBESTOSIS
Wrongly says country will be involved in failure MISSTATES