The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,254 - Oct 2 2020

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Army personnel backing Queen stand around REDANTS
Bowled over to England openers last month — new technique picked up ENTRANCED
Degrade what a Norseman did in speech? ERODE
Dodgy polaroids safe? Happiness short-lived FOOLSPARADISE
Dry wit rarely Oscar's way? I shouldn't say this DIRTYWORD
During lecture deliberately overlook deception SLEIGHT
Emotionally detached, as football stadiums this year, completely empty inside FANCYFREE
Footballer previously not inclined to give maximum effort LEVELBEST
Good landlord won't rent — place now empty GHOSTTOWN
Immature creatures are protected by others PUPAS
Issue 100 in book for adult students? OUTCOME
Let's wish leader gone LEASE
Letter writer occupied by government flip-flopping SIGMA
Look up info about King — you'll easily get cash for it OLDROPE
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Man of God supposedly leaving — settle on replacement TELEVANGELIST
Might relish habitually doing this to impress? POWERDRESSING
Neither funked playing different role in theatre UNDERTHEKNIFE
One going through most of shop's correspondence RATIO
Pampered, wanting nightcap initially sent up SPOOFED
PM accepts a sign something's wrong following b___ difficult woman BATTLEAXE
Reach hotel passing through South's traditionally impoverished areas GHETTOS
Senseless getting Serco, you said — maybe give someone else the job OUTSOURCE
Star name following a particular diet VEGAN
Submit — it's Vlad! PUTIN
Sure can — fellow returned piano to top of house FOOLPROOF
Trump's around providing a little bit of 'culture'? I kept trying to calm down PACIFIC
What makes music fresh — it's live, mostly SITAR
Writer propping up bar as a kind of exercise AEROBIC