The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,873 - Sep 27 2022

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Clues Answers
A month with English theatre's top group SEPTET
Bill & Co limp off to quiet do ACCOMPLISH
Come to a conclusion about Uncle Dicky, social media promoter INFLUENCER
Contact the Guardian about job centre that's unfeeling CALLOUS
Cover up of certain features of Cromwell's reversal at Derby? STRAWHAT
Drive home, back into awful torment in part of Paris MONTMARTRE
Ends let out and pressed close NESTLED
Forecaster lives up near far end of Hull SIBYL
In-depth disheartened author's novel means of putting characters on paper PRINTHEAD
Inspector May's false subconscious memory CRYPTOMNESIA
Jack (lightweight) gets a shock JOUNCE
Male only wants car that's big of its kind and aggressive-looking STAGBEETLE
Most attractive types, those basking on the beach, lapping up temperature STUNNERS
One means of improving athletic performance: live with military officer somewhere beyond Mars! ASTEROIDBELT
Only females love males to wear father's spectacles PHENOMENA
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Ornamental garden plant — holding one, state politicians squeal PAMPAS
Pass round women's head covering COWL
Past players rather dull? OVERCAST
Play card with real finesse KING
Possibly keen to do this vocally? MOURN
Recoil at political bias employed by one who serves? BACKSPIN
Retirement habit: pays off to carry stick PYJAMAS
See 1 GRASS
See 21 LEAR
Set about catching wild dog that's hard going to put away STODGE
Submerge head and keep under flat-bottomed boat SCOW
Tip: start to search (search meth­odically) for a kind of cap COCKSCOMB
Trainee state police officer cut short CADET
Unexpectedly present a twisty firework SERPENT
Unscrupulous opportunist immersing copper-backed tin in drink BUCCANEER