The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,957 - Oct 21 2019

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Clues Answers
A nice gal prepared cake decoration ANGELICA
A service in charge for a treatment for bruising ARNICA
African country welcomes great and good BENIGN
African leader drives off in coach ADVISER
Backer misses out in America LOSANGELES
Boring place to live FLAT
Box for China? TEACADDY
Drifter drew near unsteadily WANDERER
Drinks punch! That'll save the knees HASSOCK
Endeavour to go in by force ENTERPRISE
Engineer remains in workshop SEMINAR
Fellow's total failure FALL
Freedom for queen to tuck into drink LIBERATION
Get rid of Catholic king in play CLEAR
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Girl is after fish causing disease SALMONELLA
Goddess keeps a bar for a dance HABANERA
Increases subsidy? That's denied! GAINSAID
Note on an Anglican church shows style ELEGANCE
One makes tea in brown urn BREWER
Priest is working for porridge PRISON
Senior churchman makes parson sympathise PRELATE
Set off for school in time DETONATE
Sovereign tucked into fish in lounge IDLE
Tongues proverbially said to go quickly CLAPPERS
Tory introduced to rewrite proclamation EDICT
Tory takes a long time to shut up CAGE
Uninspiring Tory leader enters firm STOLID
Wizard often having a stoop MERLIN