The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,071 - Mar 3 2020

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Ancient city, or a new one adopted by charity ANTIOCH
Beset by trouble, one's bordering on careless almost INEXTREMIS
Bill claims Republican is irritating GRATES
Blame guy for disruption — pest! MEALYBUG
City have negligible backing? Not entirely! GENEVA
City which's announced bid COVENTRY
Desire for union to accept current offer, see LIBIDO
Detective Murphy talking — he's in sole charge DICTATOR
Finished digging? My congratulations! WELLDONE
Flipping sniffer dog slips lead but doesn't give up GOESON
Force to cut back — cool POLICE
Hello admits shocking treatment — celeb initially furious HECTIC
Henry going: 'The price is different and this might prove it' RECEIPT
In yet another way, describing queen the greatest example of this? INEQUALITY
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Keeping Iron Cross under cover ROOFED
Making good progress over puzzle finally — tend to be a far from lateral thinker ONETRACK
Old girl's an unexpectedly key associate of 4 DOLLARSIGN
Our great leader shortly to reveal this dishonest scheme PUTUPJOB
Over 50 in substantial English force OBLIGE
Policy reversal — what's afoot? FLIP
Quack, quack! Duck walks in at the start HOMEOPATHS
See 10 FLOP
See 14 MIND
Setter rolling in money mostly keeps working — not being serious! IRONIC
Shocks skinhead graffiti artists STAGGERS
Shut up a second! B___ stopping? I hope he is GASBAG
The last, not the first — great MEGA
Young lady's cheating boy­friend finally kicked out (row overheard) FRAULEIN