The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,037 - Jan 23 2020

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A long time to muse ERATO
Barman tours clubs with a European bunch of boozers BACCHAE
Check claim involving northern dispute CHALLENGE
Circus figure's painful back EROS
Coach amused stinging swimmer, one of 21 MEDUSA
Cretan king's mother's contribut­ion to neuropathology EUROPA
Cryptic clue about providing radical Morning Star LUCIFER
Doctor doesn't start working out inspirational woman EUTERPE
English lad gathers new wood EBONY
Favourite city medic's future wool supplier PETLAMB
Film dog in colour, one interrupting service RINTINTIN
Grow crop, last of rye bordering vital ground CULTIVATE
High priest of soul maybe told about dancing TERPSICHOREAN
Ill-fated lover's articles, two of them foreign LEANDER
Lots of deities (female) face a setback FATES
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Old statesman exercised coercion on leaving CICERO
One who likes to scorn club first IRONIST
Open University book inspires college sequel OUTCOME
Order press to cover key letter from Plato OMICRON
Periodically fancy that series of old deeds ACTA
Playwright succeeded with horror story SCHILLER
Promise place on Fringe PLEDGE
Repulsive women try to cuddle up, hugging Romeo GORGONS
Roosevelt settled for Republican surveying device THEODOLITE
Rustic forbidden to appear in a French church UNCOUTH
Sit papers dealing with main god POSEIDON
Star characters in Disney film WHITEDWARF
Theban king about to rip off trousers CREON
Wary bishop is hosting Democrat Eddy near Sicily CHARYBDIS