The Guardian - Cryptic - July 23 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 28,193 Puzzle - Jul 23 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
A great talker, Irish sailor recalled boring old times	ORATRIX
A painful affliction regularly hits rodents	AGOUTIS
Able seaman's leader knocked off	SKILLED
Artist's father a good person, I admitted	DADAIST
Believer cheers after god succeeded	RASTA
Bluecoat scores badly in showjumping event, say	OBSTACLECOURSE
Brutes turn up on brief vacation	OGRES
Could it make duos celebrate end of alliance?	DECREEABSOLUTE
Coverage of seed trial, part one?	TESTA
Decline to accept one shilling for fund	SUBSIDISE
Dishes made from very high game	SOUPBOWLS
Henry longed to get married	HITCHED
Long-distance supplier of Meals on Wheels?	RESTAURANTCAR
Meaningful nudge from flam­boyant bird with hat on	BROADHINT
Mention not getting a rise, masking pained expression	TOUCHON
More artful hosts aren't com­monly of better character	SAINTLIER
Old-fashioned, essentially dull dance	PASSEUL
Particularly rich passage from 26?	LYRIC
Party organiser needing wife's help in public at first	WHIP
Playing extra beat, a consequence of overassessment?	TAXREBATE
Provincial half of army behind endless abuse	INSULAR
Rough hop over grassland	BALLPARK
Squanders benefit on drink	USESUP
Unseemly male exploit's begin­ning behind the scenes	OFFSTAGE
US author may finally retire	HAWTHORNE
Very much affected, as are one's neighbours	BESIDEONESELF
Where Pedro gets drinks bill when work's over?	POSADA
Writer's moggy perhaps given nothing to eat	POET