The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 29,268 - Jan 2 2024

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'Bird' found in 'White Album' TEAL
Actress reportedly to bear chess prodigy CARRIEFISHER
Creature sounding like a buzzard, they say HORSE
Fare with a pea in each part, I hear – or a lot of them? ALPHABETSOUP
Feature of retrograde love song NOSE
Feudal drudge returns with mop that's not found in big cities FRESHAIR
Fictional relative's tuna-salad-and-cracker-eating bird AUNTPOLLY
For a special occasion, taking tea? I don't think so! NOCHANCE
Forlorn, hollow dummy covers behind DREARY
Germanic invader beheaded – some nerve! AXON
Greedy types reported in Prince's domain WALES
Greta munches a Pacific nation's bean GARBANZO
Humongous T. rex demolished a brewed lager EXTRALARGE
King Charlie in bind KNIT
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Lyrical author followed by jerk POETIC
Macho man embraces something irrational and dumb STUPID
Meat from wild animals, not named at first SALAMI
Modern currency? Scream 'opt out!' CRYPTO
One who won't drink and drive, in practice DRYRUN
Rent by oneself for much less LETALONE
Rogue cop seen in Christmas décor PINECONES
Strangely, casual attire on you at first elicits words of warning CAUTIONARYTALES
Sweetheart losing head over former sweetheart's heartless malediction? I'm not buying it LAMEEXCUSE
Trusted friends at college begin here MAINMENU
Was humiliated in café? LOSTFACE
Well off, but bound by summons to where convict marks time CELLWALL
Words of daring, say, embraced by champions HEREGOES