The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,779 - Jun 9 2022

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Clues Answers
3 vehicle clamped in Kensington Gardens TONGA
Choppers — helicopters transport emergency equipment to retiring leaders TEETH
Criminal prepared to kidnap queen CROOKED
Current head of school quits physics, say, about little cash at the beginning INCIPIENCE
Desire to solve cryptic without thesaurus - finally! LOVE
Difficulty for retiring opera singer to sack alto PROBLEM
Dig out old wine — terrible! It lacks body EXCAVATE
Dire Straits event has no new time for parodies TRAVESTIES
Doctor close to pay agreement TREATY
During two days US player once ran DASHED
Even Dad's starting to recede PAR
Fellow leaves capital £1,000 pine LONG
God wants daughter to protect bird forever ETERNITY
How to go from capitals of Spain, Russia, Qatar and Peru. STOP
Hunter with dreadful curse has to be kept inside CHASSEUR
Clues Answers
Ideas at home on cooking venison with a bit of thyme INVENTIONS
Keeling over, said to be legless in pub or restaurant INDIAN
Loose coins ruin her plans SHRAPNEL
Master race's talisman MASCOT
Multiple choice includes repetition ECHO
One running out of clothes? STREAKER
Perhaps 3 in 1,000? INK
Perhaps Washington Post journalist took drugs USED
Provide excessively favourable conditions down under? FEATHERBED
Scoundrel breaks into song in rural paradise ARCADIA
Taste a delicate starter of pâté beforehand APPETITE
Tough little pieces skinned HARD
Trotsky buys pint with old money LEPTON
Very slow girl eats up single calorie GLACIAL
Work out 2 ÷ 500 DEDUCE