The Guardian Cryptic May 6 2021 Crossword Solutions

 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,438 - May 6 2021 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
Americans releasing article about old age	YONKS
Ban poetic entreaty to hold me back	EMBARGO
Bit of a shock, economist's solution to key problem	LOCKSMITH
Brilliant raid with train that's in motion	IRRADIANT
Classical star's note to introduce Mahler's Fourth	SOL
Cracking nut, a scarce thing with a shell?	CRUSTACEAN
Desperate need to consume crack, heading for altar	ENGAGED
Directory of wannabe knights scared to fight?	YELLOWPAGES
Falafel bits, eg nice round sandwiches fit to eat	INGESTIBLE
Figure almost left behind old college	POLYGON
For listeners, Francesco the poet's beloved, moving line	AURAL
Global struggle: virus from the east not treated	COLDWAR
Having shot hoops, see the French playmaker	SOPHOCLES
Hum opening of television program	BOT
I favour sweet, absorbing songs making lover's lament	IAMFORTUNESFOOL
Increased amount of liquor is enjoyed	RISEN
Losing heart, one's ridden the tube	HOSE
Love kiss with these? They may be in bed	OXLIPS
Made it with rice cooked for so long	ARRIVEDERCI
Maybe two, four, six and zero still	EVENSO
My word! One's performing wild antics	ROWDYISM
Naked relative admitting a rule's broken	AUNATUREL
Old Indian copper seizing figure's sensitive appendage	ANTENNA
One wool-gathering artist reversed gauzy clothes	SHEARER
Problem eating pastry up in a layer	STRATUM
Rug with top-class exterior is an expensive fiddle	AMATI
Tablet's taken out of fatigue, showing caution	WARINESS
Thought Picaroon gives people a hand, briefly	IDEA
Value from Top Shop in roadside area	LAYGREATSTOREBY
Winter food that's supposed to be burnt?	YULELOG