The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,230 - Jun 12 2023

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Accepting cheers, the monarch TAKING
Balance needed for climbs SCALES
Bring up a diver, one released before time ADVERT
Celebrity hugged by fathers who are not nice people? DASTARDS
Discussed action to restrict club DEBATED
Dither when entertaining a number in German city HANOVER
Entrance a daughter on special journey? ADMISSION
Fellow, one Bill, is seen as someone insane MANIAC
Female graduate, woman falling from grace MAEVE
Figure of speech unusual in TS Eliot LITOTES
Firm needs worker to join No 1 fellow ADAMANT
Get Bible so translated for special interest groups LOBBIES
Greek in nasty situation, with energy half gone HELLENE
Hanging cloth needs one bit changed? Sure! CERTAIN
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Hit back? It could be somewhat unfair ABITTHICK
I start to fall asleep in feeble poem PALINODE
Namely, senior who tells someone off? SCOLDER
Pets possibly calm — it's mad noise that is troublesome DOMESTICANIMALS
Proposes job's outside India's capital POSITS
Protection from sun on wild ground SHEATH
Regretted keeping in, becoming spoilt RUINED
Saintly northern ruler reversing some stupid laws, obviously OSWALD
Showered in little room, is he beginning to dry? LAVISHED
Spotted copper catching criminal, finally BLOBBY
State provides rescue vessel, plus a new special group? ARKANSAS
The end — nothing very big OMEGA
Try minimum of salt — enough SAMPLE
Unsympathetic French queen associated with a 'pain free' situation! MARIEANTOINETTE