The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,431 - Apr 28 2021

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Clues Answers
... the 25th one, perhaps, for Puck? FAIRY
17 across having doubled lead, end result is tight MEAN
17 across, a wide man neither side wanted INGE
A delay put back festivity ... GALA
A team lacking women in some area ACRE
Academic official content to provide answers DEAN
After losing first point, nervously receives this? SERVICE
Bloomer showed up, leading to one-all game CAMELLIA
Briefly run some cricket team ROVERS
Can perhaps shoot game here? PRESERVE
Conveying charge from governing body, with rule essentially being ignored FARE
Cooked pig liver, edible starter? That's right PRIVILEGE
Detective suffering derision from press team IRONSIDE
Former PL team's left wing back dives, missing header and second 12 across? EXPLETIVE
Laid-back Corinthian's teammate? CASUAL
Clues Answers
Little mischief-makers, half of Devon's swimmers DEVLINGS
Originally all versions of it described sitting ducks AVOIDS
Retiring Bengali vicar's well-mannered CIVIL
Roy's header really annoys 3 RANGERS
Rubbish dances by Strictly star BALLS
Sadly bicker about who's first to give name for an Antarctic glacier BERWICK
Second team's inside men in charge SCREWS
Slow-paced, lazy speech after tie lost DRAWL
Smooth passages of play set goal in motion LEGATOS
Some Penguin 'Football Facts' INFO
Stand on this, maybe, and see more? Yes, now encroaching heads shifted CEREMONY
Streetcars, buggies or slow-moving 3? STROLLERS
Times article on current 'right' way to travel BYAIR
Warning forward respectfully, this may be tugged FORELOCK
Watched part of play broadcast SEEN