The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,641 - Dec 30 2021

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'Excellent beer' in review for Crown and Sceptre? REGALIA
... bloke's a show-off! Think he could be desperate FANCYDAN
About time — pull in abdomen desperately (one who's trying to look sexy?) PLATINUMBLONDE
Aim to have day in American hills UPLANDS
Assume it's a 'no' for replacement gifts DONATIONS
Big game reserve visited by a Member of Parliament? SUPERBOWL
Do exercises in bad shape to begin with — they won't bring much joy PARTYPOOPERS
Feel terrific — holy orders (not RC) providing a comfortable situation THELIFEOFRILEY
Girl from Welsh valley extremely down about leaving RHODA
Helping one ingenue to conceal affair INAIDOF
Horny as hell, dropping spades — it maybe could lead to this ROLLINTHEHAY
Liberal entering has been received topless — he'd get an eyeful! OGLER
Mike's gone back in lead perhaps METAL
Naive and stupid, snorting cocaine earlier INADVANCE
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Neither down about college failure BOTCHUP
Nudge when maintaining one's balance REMAINDER
Occupying room as on-off lodger, might you say? MASON
Paper on strike cutting the supply TELEGRAPH
Pound's poetry, one admitted, having a lot of charm, initially PULVERISE
Pub grub like this shouldn't be too fattening LOCAL
Romance a special one? Not half! AMOUR
Temper! Losing head a lot OFTEN
Theatrical friend in hotel, having forgotten new address HORATIO
Use up reserves of energy mating — stop! (both stripped) EATINTO
Victory? Sore loser back in touch is claiming one ... TRIUMPH
Western director screens short story — never mind LETALONE
Wife's responsibility mostly to children DUTCH
Wish to keep going round state capital YEREVAN