The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,498 - Jul 15 2021

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Clues Answers
A pope's man metamorphosed in a novel GREGORIAN
Almost caught flu GRIPPE
Ancient Middle East kingdom, way back EDOM
At lido, pose in pants? It's what strippers do DESPOLIATION
Away fixture is better OUTMATCH
Bravado deserted guilty party DERRINGDO
Composer from Britain penning number one ALBINONI
Curiously wild at greeting a crashing bore TIDALWAVE
Debates lacking energy in the Guardian ARGUS
Drug from figure with a short amount of coke DIGITALIN
Early period in 1 across? FIRSTLIGHT
Eyeballs possibly globes, but not black OGLES
Film Aussie's welcome to screen about animal GROUNDHOGDAY
Frank or Stuart more than once plugs American news channel ANNE
Hammer in part of building work WALLOP
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Inclination to leave out the front entrance ENCHANT
It may be shot or longer drink, holding a party PAINTBALL
It's viewed as what followed Labour's Callaghan era? FOOTAGE
Jog in a revealing state around Germany's capital NUDGE
Letters of Euripides showing devout image PIETA
Mechanical saw bishop lifted BOTTOM
Naughty so-and-so, say, twirling bum CADGE
People staying dry without a bit of clothing in scripture AVESTA
Point grasped by star American historian HERODOTUS
Practised fitting coats of Parisian ADEPT
Refuse to carry hard kind of metal THRASH
Return of Puck with wonderful puzzle BAFFLE
Rough copies spread in clergyman's office EPISCOPATE
Store silicon in warehouse DEPOSIT
Theatre about to host prancing Tina Turner? PAINTER