The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,062 - Mar 23 2020

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Blade cast in fragments can be a flexible thing ELASTICBAND
Brace before lift-off? To a degree, perhaps (3:3) TWOONE
Bureau sounding out new college after some time AGENCY
Checkout times suit individual circumstances CASEBYCASE
Coming to this planet and unable to leave it EARTHBOUND
Congested excavation channel turned over TURGID
Defence is behind in concrete case REBUTTAL
Do spies keep them behind bars for drinking? TABS
Drink starts to kick in rapidly KIR
Expert made errors with central pieces ADROIT
Fancy art deco from middle area of Paris TROCADERO
Function without latitude to some extent PARTLY
Hint — what you're reading is missing line CUE
Idea lacking information? Either way it's unacceptable NOTON
In truth, life is complicated — this makes it look better FACELIFT
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Intend storing heroin in craft for now MEANWHILE
It's light and carried for love TORCH
Journalist perhaps gets server to pull article for recipe WRITER
Locate stand-in turning up in row BUSTUP
Lost without commercial break RIFT
Nice lady using first name to interrupt me MADAME
Obliged to make tax limited DUTYBOUND
Pet adder gone astray — it happened earlier PREDATED
Prepare popular backing section for classical music OPERA
Reason for relationship having spirit returned RATIONALE
Small crowd get lost SCRAM
Start filming battle ACTION
Superficial type replaces wife during lottery SKINDEEP
Surprisingly, Nato win case to get scientist ISAACNEWTON
What's at stake restrains whistleblower; that's very sad BEREFT