The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 29,282 - Jan 18 2024

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2 down that smells HOOTER
American diver – turkey, dodo or drongo? LOON
Bird sanctuary foreign to herons HENROOST
By the sound of it, albatross an albatross? BURDEN
Canary, relative of 8 down? STOOLPIGEON
Country found coming through Mali by air LIBYA
Cricket side takes part of wicket out for a while? ONBAIL
Curious things I see with cat or cuckoo ESOTERICA
Defective directive defended by agent FLAWED
Explosive device in birdcage, say? BOOBYTRAP
Gal with rook mistaken, however, for the Sparrow from Minsk OLGAKORBUT
Heron bagged by hunter, gentleman from the south EGRET
Home of fried chicken and pork pie for pop icon KYLIE
Issue securing pile, able to click into place SNAPON
Last seen of vegetarianism, then swallow – this? MEAT
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Little character shown by husband in corporation occupying permanent residence TOMTHUMB
Little rubbish is endured with ultimate character incarcerated UNDERSIZED
Machine gun dude fed to a Scot surreptitiously STACCATO
Main country for monster MEDUSA
Movement of turntable perhaps derailing train too ROTATION
Music genre, 'ouse arising EMO
One bird or another dropping head OWL
Parrot perhaps – when sick? DICKYBIRD
Spooner's admonishment to ankle-biting chickens, the tops! POLONECKS
Swift – doing what it does? FLYING
That is an expression of pain in 16 down? TOWIT
Thief looking at gull from behind LOOTER
Those from outskirts of 21 across on posh carriage LANDAU
Tick caught by mite cut in half BISECT
Vulnerable type meeting bird SITTINGDUCK