The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,408 - Jan 17 2018

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Clues Answers
Ale houses new chain: 'Senior Inn Member' BENCHER
Batman of Orpheus carelessly holding up sun god? SUPERHERO
Biblical ruler has nothing for one's spirit SOUL
Breathes over large lens — turned cold? ILLNESS
Cavalryman advanced into ship at sea SPAHI
Chicken's cry that hurt YELLOW
Deity's oversize flag OSIRIS
Dissolute Wally traded in heroin SCALLYWAG
Dot's fitness class at free prep PEPPER
Dramatic setting relies on rocks ELSINORE
Ecstasy ring expected to stock drug injector? SYRINGE
Entire political party rests on English statement UTTERANCE
European leader, in lead, was bloody stoned! PEBBLED
In America it's intended to stop partner expecting a series of games RUBBER
It accommodates men in order 'to put muscle on the old governor' ABBEY
Clues Answers
Lend money to soldier for a sandwich SUBMARINE
Looked up on the web: 'Move both ways, under direction' GOOGLED
Mere polluted with yttrium, a hard mineral EMERY
Old man, Greek tennis champ, holding supplement GRANDADDY
One who would put away other people CANNIBAL
Rank insect after fabric SERGEANT
Reality truly overwhelms sex VERITY
Sleeper with composer's visual aid? SPYGLASS
Spy, one right out of abandoned Verdi operas EAVESDROP
Stout from May to end of July MIGHTY
This exponent of spin may get fired REVOLVER
Tolerate large, upwardly mobile, New York borough BROOKLYN
Was a confessor given fresh air and drink? SANGRIA
Way to say what Boatman did? ROAD
Went about reorganising, over deputy's head ROVED