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Get into funk? There's jive that's playing (4,3,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (playing) of THERE’S JIVE THAT
Element of Rastafarianism back in African capital (5)
Visit judge, ever the foppish fellow (8)
Fizzy tangy energy drinks unknown for long-distance runner (7)
Staff fix round for Spaniard who worked in bars (7)
Edible mollusc men found by sea abroad (5)
Queen Victoria maybe is first in shop (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ER (Queen) with VICTORIA (station maybe) first
Opera with a lot of musical backing using standards (9)
Place for Fielding novel's opening — love dark twists (3-2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (twists) of N[ovel] + O (love) + DIM (dark)
Asian dietary staple: jam sandwiches to start with (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
This took a while, with ‘sandwiches’ being a regular containment indicator, until I thought of looking up other definitions of ‘noodle’ and found ‘to improvise on a musical instrument in a casual or desultory way, especially in jazz’ – or ‘to jam’, so it’s simply NOODLE (jam) + S[andwiches]
Prompt about catching one on dope, aiming for a better race? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (about) of CUE round GEN (dope) + I (one)
Fare from Mexico is wrong — I'm going to America (8)
What walkers do better stripped off (5)
Lord has to welcome London Transport's founder (2,4,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GOD (Lord) + OWNS (has) round (to welcome) THE TUBE (London Transport)
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Figure in clothing for hockey showing cheek in post-match activity (12)
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ONE (figure) in ‘clothing’ for H[ocke]Y + MOONING (showing cheek)
Very wrong to drink drop of Glenfiddich, a couple of fingers (1-4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V (very) + SIN (wrong) round (to drink) G[lenfiddich] – and my husband would often use ‘two fingers’ to define a rough measure of Glenfiddich, one of his favourite malt whiskies
Display extravagant pictures around Roman establishment? (9)
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A reversal (around) of AIR (display) + OTT (over the top – extravagant) + ART (pictures)
Wow, one's usurped by English ruler … (7)
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iMPRESS (wow, as a verb) with the i replaced by E (English)
… whose domains are mostly measured in yards? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reference to imperial measure, an example of which is the yard – it’s good to see a meaningful ellipsis
Addressing Kelly with firmness (5)
Soldiers leading manoeuvres given another order (9)
Rappers cross about critics (4-8)
Traveller's car crashed into second car (5,4)
Muslim leader, not a current president, one unfairly scapegoated by tabloids? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IM[a]M (Muslim leader) minus a + I (current) + (Ulysses S) Grant (president) – I like the definition
Almost slight case of indigestion? This affects metabolism (7)
Picaroon picked up cat hair (7)
Races through the smallest room in house (5)
Dives from a board, initially cracking head (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A B[oard] in NOB (head) Dives (Latin for rich) – the rich man in the parable in Luke 16,19 – used, like NABOB, to mean anyone of great wealth
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