The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,881 - Jul 24 2019

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Clues Answers
... something extraordinary — er, claim is open to interpretation! MIRACLE
A time to go west, where the action is? ARENA
Accommodation outside hotel about to be reviewed? Certainly NOTHALF
American largely ignored by people showing judgement ACUMEN
As layers are initially peeled off, various characters transform OVIPAROUS
Belittle and insult right-wing politician (but turning the volume down) DISPARAGE
Boasts about backing 15 CROWSOVER
Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he's ... STABLE
Can just afford most expensive property for boarders? MAYFAIR
City keeping cool in case ref shortly gets upset LEICESTER
Deer's foot twisted? Yes WAPITIS
Foxy Liberal secured for Strictly SLAVISHLY
Gets together a variety of ladies — is Duke not there? LIAISES
Green, Philip's heart uplifted — that might make you sick ECOLI
Head of state (joke!) has altercation on the way down here SKIDROW
Idiot with clout surprisingly accepted — he has the means to govern PLUTOCRAT
Clues Answers
Improperly uses lap dance PASSEUL
Leader abroad popular for the first time? No AGAIN
Lout runs through bar on ecstasy BRUTE
Man or woman going up many levels but not all EVELYN
Mounts picture finally in bar MARES
Nomadic people from Niger automatically returned TUAREG
OK, you might do this to shock PERMIT
One has put up with interference from special Russian SASHA
Ouch! Blue's hit follower of 18? CLUBHOUSE
Piles of money (estimate for tax ultimately concealed) MASSES
Pretend one woman's astride another IMAGINARY
Produce an abridged version of Chaucer — current volume retained GIVEOFF
Retiring head of state gets tattoo showing a real 1 29 REDRUM
Row over quitting house abroad RANGE
See 1 GENIUS
Teacher mounting trapeze, swinging both ways RABBI