The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,242 - Sep 18 2020

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1917 18 across where infant lying, funny feeling justified, one certainly admits COTTINGLEY
1995 18 across: a deception say, not up for review ALIENAUTOPSY
Channel carrying hydrogen across its length THROUGH
Country quarantining small spaniels? YESMEN
Crop circles as chopped down seed CASHEWNUT
Fear of novelty washer in re­placement of a hip bone NEOPHOBIA
Feature of Riyadh, an oil-rich capital HANOI
Feeling of great happiness about black plant EUPHORBIA
Fend off leader of pirates in film REPEL
Force cutting signal, energy maintained IMPEL
Girl almost taken in by trivial prediction PALMISTRY
Had thug sent suggestive signal? HOODWINKED
Hair and metallic mineral stink furore
Ladies and gentlemen carrying father up and down over peak in America, spotted horse APPALOOSA
Man's place in 1912 18 across, left in hole beneath one's feet PILTDOWN
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Member of old empire, preserved? INCAN
Murder riled screws, first sign in 1983 18 across HITLER
Plant ice axe initially under murder victim ABELIA
Scientific solver admits he is perplexed by abbreviation of name on computer APPLIEDMATHS
Scorer has run out of play, perhaps? SATIE
See 18 down DIARIES
See 19 FAIRIES
Selection of people: four originally darn trousers DRAFT
Sour cream offset with acid, nothing less DISAFFECT
Stick wobbly bottom in goulash, being vulgar KITSCH
Stoppage in force once beginning to slow STASIS
Sultan leaves home SALADIN
Two short tools for fool HOAX
Unruly as punks, one finally arrested comes quietly SNEAKSUP
Work done, thus holds back OPUS