The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,047 - Feb 4 2020

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A bit like part of Birmingham, creating surprise? ASTONISH
Added time had arisen after injury ADARSHENI
After work, seller is to escape getting involved OPTOUT
Bishop in staggering movement, hero in act of defiance REBELLION
Black stuff with core of soft or hard material COPAL
Book to excite man into tales LAMENTATIONS
Carriage provided when Dane, maybe, is given honour HANSOM
City's place of vice, always hiding its face DENVER
Country with rupee coin STATER
Criticise bargain with Europe, finally SNIPE
Distress of nurse once, char­acteristic concealed STRAITEN
Emperor's function to keep rule in India TRAJAN
Form 1 starts to consider some well-known books CLASSICS
Had maiden caught in cold shower some offensive words? HATEMAIL
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Interrupts with instruction to reduce wickedness CUTSIN
Island thus seen looking west from Roman harbour OSTIA
Mars — a visit (ET) to be arranged? VITIATES
Note penned by investigators for geological study TECTONICS
Physicist showing anxiety with short memory ANGSTROM
Plan to get English degree after school SCHEMA
Prime minister on television, one seeking to steal information HACKER
Put away in vehicle, packed in box: drug smuggled in INCARCERATED
Scot and Austrian working together in a branch of science ASTRONAUTICS
Source of inspiration in lecture, having switched sides ERATO
Sugar upset tot before Virginia tucked into fish and duck MUSCOVADO
Them old books? I study some­thing on the computer! EMOTICON
Treat bionics unconventionally as medical specialist OBSTETRICIAN
Weapon housed in rotten stable BALANCED