The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,850 - Aug 31 2022

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Clues Answers
A salty thing, Boatman called 'saint with heart of stone' MISO
Barrels of rock taken off vessel, leading to questions CASKS
Careless manicure, losing one of digits NUMERIC
Carved from tufa stone, immoveable FAST
Cladding of marble: ideally, even, it could be gold MEDAL
Guardian's problem with Openreach CHAPERONE
Having more weight applied to type of rock, say BOLDER
Heads learn it's unusual LATRINES
Hide rock, one that holds gold? SKINFLINT
It's found in rock — after support it gets to grow AGATE
Make a hole in second rock that may hold gold BORE
Moving record of old poet taking last of coterie cycling VIDEO
Nobody initially excited over faltering A-list marriage NUPTIALS
One swims in under rock MARLIN
Parts listed discovered for singer, perhaps ARTISTE
Perhaps retreat in blunder, losing knight and corps entirely BUGLECALL
Prickly character criticised nationalist answer on energy ECHIDNA
Clues Answers
Pull together in Cuppers, otherwise one is sunk SCRAPEUP
Reports of slate being quarried TALES
River Rock? HUDSON
Road's ruined: bumps initially accumulate on the surface ADSORB
Rock from upper bits of tundra: igneous lava terrain TILT
Running after light that may be seen through this rock BRIGHTON
Salmon oil, a regular early pro­tection for young vertebrates AMNIA
Society suffering, but they're making record profits SHELL
Spooner's rocky nation, you might say, is independent STANDALONE
Stick of rock? Not one Boatman supports STAB
Tastes juice, returning to drink coffee — not a tea, say PALATES
Terrible person makes noise about Conservative freedom with no rest SCOUNDREL
The Rock screens lead role HERO
Tip of tusk, just about trunk TORSO
Type of rock almost a joke PUN
Type of rock like lead? HEAVYMETAL