The Guardian Cryptic May 12 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Guardian Puzzle - Cryptic crossword No 28,131 - May 12 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
Being spiteful is beginning to be irritating	BITCHING
Can churchman approach sin? Characters inside clink set free	PRISONCHAPLAIN
Casually sleep with English scruff	NAPE
Catches case of Columbo with 'one more thing'	COPS
Conclusion, say, to cover news about investigator	ENDING
Covers preserve work that is special	CANOPIES
Defence of Italy twice cut ball out	ALIBI
Depressed? Do cocaine before farewell	CONCAVE
Detective with charge that's appropriate	PIRATE
Do search in the centre with others	ARREST
Drug satisfied husband in the morning, dear, keeping hard with a source of supply	METHAMPHETAMINE
Foe messed with lieutenant's head, TV ace making U-turn	VOLTEFACE
Former lover with big bosom, essentially models	EXAMPLES
Grows into suits	BECOMES
Icon Columbo's back with cigar: mill around like his character?	CRIMINOLOGICAL
Like No Time to Die	PEER
One could go off with detective working around schedule	DETONATOR
Peril not unusual for crime fighters	INTERPOL
Person covering ground, state policeman initially going in front	PAVER
Plain or flash coat for detective on street?	MODEST
Recover arm: solve murders	REMOVALS
See 2	THEDEAD
Show respect for late 'disheveled' Peter Falk on a broadcast (5,5,3,2,3,4)	NEVERSPEAKILLOF
Subordinate to screen detective might work like this?	UNDERCOVER
They join police with round going off: run in two seconds	SPLICERS
They murder visitors around lake	STRANGLERS
Turns down rubbish song's intro	REFUSES
Watch out for intellect	MIND