The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 29,191 - Oct 3 2023

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24 hours to protect house in the old country DAHOMEY
Conscious campaign to stop atomic energy AWARE
Degenerate's expression of contentment, lying back in bed CORRUPT
Endless slum in country almost making Italian scoff SPAGHETTI
English politician, extremely tawdry and hollow EMPTY
Giant shih-tzus regularly unmoved INSITU
Go on date long after all else has failed LASTDITCH
Inebriate elite was in charge PICKLED
Irritable, tense and so on, Harry loses heart TETCHY
Lacking direction, driver ultimately unable to deliver milk RUDDERLESS
Liberal dons scolded youngster CHILD
Maidens make sandwiches and a light meal CREAMTEA
Most advantageous silence over Epstein, oddly offed beforehand OPTIMUM
Most indecent cleavage is in Paris RIPEST
One who's far from brilliant husband material CLOTH
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Pal cries out for a breather SPIRACLE
Pasty and wine picked up for ramble WANDER
Professorship of Prosthetic Hairdressing CHAIR
Quintessential replica yacht set adrift ARCHETYPICAL
Quivering wings of tender bird briefly infested with lice TREMULOUS
Recent maps misplaced cliff ESCARPMENT
Reportedly breed fish RAYS
Saw Chinese leader blocking American order AXIOM
See a lowly junk in arm of Pacific YELLOWSEA
Sheepishly advanced and knocked stuffing out of lackey ABASHEDLY
Stagger out to lunch in wrong direction STUN
State suffering penalties PALESTINE
Suffering with inflammation around cut WRETCHEDNESS
They may spread disease in clever minds VERMIN
Told that leaders must leave square OLDHAT