The Guardian - Cryptic - May 17 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,759 - May 17 2022 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
Be protected by a plant, a tufty one	IBERIS
Broadcast about hospital department deputy initially being put away	SENT
Cherished origins of royal and ancient tourist destination	PETRA
Composer about to back away from gun carrier?	HOLST
Daisy, perhaps, works on US TV series	MILLER
Departure from idea thrills	DEATH
English audacity, with opponents getting laundered cash	SASSENACHS
Far right in Texas involved in notorious trial town with a new representative	SALESMAN
Freely confess: 'Ridiculous bonus over short time'	UNBOSOM
Handy device prescribed by the doctor?	TABLET
Hit film comedy, Garfunkel, followed by second half of biblical epic	ARTHUR
Hull element turns up for Peak District town	LEEK
If paint is this, it produces discomfort	TIMELESS
Laid-back court accepts English as a form of language	DIALECT
Lay hands on book of not so great size	BLESS
Literary heroine, awfully gung-ho on the inside, but lacking good resilience	TOUGHNESS
Lyricist's after power charge	PRICE
Mavericks getting female to keep in good shape?	MISFITS
One lot of detectives having shower, possibly cause of bad atmosphere	ACIDRAIN
Scientist from Syracuse building bridges across island and sea	ARCHIMEDES
See 18	EVER
See 8	DOWN
Sign of very independent move to crush queen	VIRGO
Small shark's peak energy	TOPE
Smith, the singer, has song for a biblical region	SAMARIA
Source of story of Egyptian god scam (true version)	RACONTEUR
Though possibly Adam, right? Under no circumstances	NOT
Two-sided legislation about a rate change	BILATERAL
Vegetable served up by inn outside Northern Ireland retreat	AUBERGINE
Very hot situation: cubicle door finally blown	CRUCIBLE
Way to hit hard	PATH
When embracing Latin American hero is painful	ACHES
Withdraw tender without any prompting?	UNBID