Across
Kitchen utensil, surprisingly, isn't rare (8)
Plunder is common around Leatherhead (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
L in RIFE
Diplomat about to get present (4)
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H.E. + RE
Antagonism in workplace? (10)
Dupe a couple of boys (6)
Plan case differently? That's held in the balance (5,3)
Meddle, in time getting offensive (7)
Flee? Never! (3,4)
Emperor backed morning scripture lessons in India … (8)
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TSAR after A.M. + R.I. I have a small niggle with a city in India being defined by ‘in India’, which effectively fails to indicate the right part of speech, like using ‘green’ to define ‘grass’. ‘… in Indian city’ (using ‘in’ as a link word) would be fine. Chifonie commits the same sin at 24d.
… likewise relatives in India (2,4)
Get out jewellery for outdoor pursuit (10)
Spoils of war (4)
European turns to Spain for escape (5)
Impartial trade union meets a Labour leader after a time (8)
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EVEN + TU + A + L
Down
Attic in which Anita foolishly keeps bird (8)
Fellow put away fortune (4)
Playing well? Keep posted! (6)
Invite work in plain language (7)
Groom has season in eventing … (8)
… having started under a misapprehension (3,3,4)
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d.d.
Read of sloppy hat (6)
One ending a period in a degenerate uprising (10)
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TERM + IN A + ROT<
Managed without fur that's rendered unserviceable (8)
Operatic heroine hides in a barrel? Strange! (8)
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NORMA, heroine of Bellini’s opera, in A BL. Here she is , sung by the great Maria Callas.
Student has little support when bad weather intervenes (7)
Intelligence services see note that's taken from a dupe (6)
Singer disturbed painter (6)
Came across Zionist leader in France (4)
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MET + Z – with the same gripe as in 20ac.
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