The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,838 - Aug 17 2022

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Clues Answers
A hang-up that's worrying son — close to collapse following mother's remark SWORDOFDAMOCLES
Back in flat, celebrating return ELECT
Brief case in flat EVEN
Clergy ultimately preach nonsense in diocese? EPARCHY
Clue to dastardly con followed up here? NEWSCOTLANDYARD
Conservative Party? WORKEVENT
Drink ruined a grocer at sea — he does have loads on his mind SUPERCARGO
Drunk author emptied the bottle HEART
Flipping cheek, about to claim win! PREVAIL
Found close to Merseyside town FORMBY
French artist composed a video feature DAVID
Having a scholarly manner (like Trump?) DONNISH
Inn for travellers — it accommodates horse IMARET
Maybe it hurt — move awkwardly VERMOUTH
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Old duke, surprisingly, not originally known to sweat EXUDE
Old runner backward about money but a quick learner? CRAMMER
One day to embellish speech ADDRESS
Platform Four's last at Old Street — strange ROSTRUM
Points in support of Bill Gates POSTERNS
Pride march finally banned influential film director AUTEUR
Problems with boss — hard ones to describe HEADACHES
Recommend making an appoint­ment about case shortly ADVOCATE
Say, the Taoiseach is meeting the Queen in foreign country IRISHMAN
Some hope at first for English breaking such a law OHMS
Success taking cat (queen, say) up in this? TIGERMOTH
Support going up and down BANNISTER
Threat of force — Spooner's spray didn't work MAILEDFIST
Turkey stuffing for Peter's pepper STRAFE