The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,083 - Mar 17 2020

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... Abba or A-ha? Do-re-mi plan scuppered PALINDROME
... involves one adding 24/6 MIDSUMMERDAY
24/6? Starting from zero initially, usual reckoning ... FOUR
Born to Run in tights? Journalist is very drunk BLADDERED
Cooking apple, large and sour, useful in many ways ALLPURPOSE
Day and date during good month for a bit of Mendelssohn? WEDDINGMARCH
Executive position, brewing cider — sort drunk with joint DIRECTORSHIP
Females once carrying a torch for Puck perhaps, rejected after enjoyment outside front of house USHERETTES
Film buff SHINE
Fruit of ruby red colour, half gone off CLOUDBERRY
Good-for-nothing Born to Run live disc is included NEERDOWELL
Kiss on the lips? Puck will, get­ting into trouble for minor misconduct PECCADILLO
Lacking support, like the Yard after a third cut FOOT
Larks with all but topless chicks? EARLYBIRDS
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Newspaper article covering page in dictionary OPED
Partaking of booze killed wrestling champion OZEKI
People praising one of those late goals use it excitedly, without beginning to apologise EULOGISTS
Play instrument, backing ... LOOT
Result of getting 19 in German city around midnight? HANG
Ring male that's caught in the firing line OCHE
Sandwich and a little drink as well? Not quite in amounts produced in a summer's day SUBTOTALS
See 1 OVER
See 22 LESS
Setter almost flipped — health resort has no Special Brew CUPPA
Stupid as one Conservative MP, with ale leading to Labour candidate's complaint ECLAMPSIA
Taken for a ride by gangster, triumph then fly HOODWINKED
What a sidekick plays, using spare racket SECONDFIDDLE
Women seen through curtains? They're not the sober type NEWTS