The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,779 - Mar 27 2019

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Clues Answers
A little bit of wine? Cork it at first SHRED
Americans who rocked up have roofing skills like tradespeople MERCANTILE
Boy meets girl, one from part of Asia BENGALI
Crook's confession: it's seen in church ICON
Dish of food with eg cherry around CHOWDER
Electorate, in end, agitated for European Union ENTENTECORDIALE
Expert in shooting stars, after day in Paris probing boson PHOTOJOURNALIST
Explosive beginning, in which the first person appears late NITRO
Fairly charge to keep wild bear back from family TOLERABLY
Flipping R&B, something that bores The Clash BRAWL
Graduate set to succeed in an important way MAINLINE
He is one running Tangiers INERTGAS
It's not us dressing right for some heat THERM
It's taken away from rough brute's hand SUBTRAHEND
Knocked up humus, say, because it's tasty SAPID
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Note Islamic rebels will provide doctrine SOCIALISM
Old-fashioned person's parties DODO
One may have a bite of taste from the east GNAT
Readiness to lose belief without very good deed DEFEATISM
River's captured by writers with no change at all? PENNILESS
Speaker who gives brief messages TWEETER
Studied Dante's collected verse works EDDA
Swell until at great volume TOFF
Think British must get terrible weather BRAINSTORM
Treat Lady Gaga, giving present LATTERDAY
Unidentified person gets a rebuff from the French ANON
Unrivalled lover hasn't finished spiritual texts PARAMOUNT
Used aid for driving across western river TWEED
Vacuous account about odd figure ASININE
What solicitor did, brought in to defend international group IMPORTUNED