The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,887 - Oct 13 2022

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Belligerent mother's on trial when leader demoted MARTIAL
Bizarre report of former lover, silly cretin ECCENTRIC
Cold alleviated and stopped CEASED
Continent of Asia has heart ripped out by organised crime AMERICA
Continue working after brief look back KEEPON
Declare it's proper to drink cola, shaken or stirred PROCLAIM
For a start, looks like new au pair's out, one being childless NULLIPARA
Gloomy nature's in fashion SATURNINE
Leaves trendy gold jewellery at last CHICORY
Measure for Measure partly correct REFORM
Merely, purely, barely ONLY
More appetising with or without first sip of sherry or port TANGIERS
Mr Bloggs introducing the start of your free pleasure trip JOYRIDE
One may laugh and laugh about desire HYENA
Philistine's with a drink, exhausted, drained and unreal IMAGINED
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Political figure, one from 20? STATESMAN
Praise revolutionary Iran once PERSIA
Rebel sounds quiet between these walls MUTINEER
Reserved hotel inside for Wile Ethelbert? COYOTE
School briefly covers up conspiracy smear SPLOTCH
Section is said to be calm PIECE
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Sexual and genuine after breaking even VENEREAL
The woman's satisfied if coming first, being completely tight HERMETIC
They say you might need this to start the engine in the shade KHAKI
Times (long and short) come up with a letter OMEGA
Tramples family member STEPSON
Trousers needing inch off, so sent back CHINOS
Vacating house before nuclear meltdown is very hard HERCULEAN
Very fast job, as the reformation POSTHASTE