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Lecture 50% of voters (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
50% of [elect]-ORATE=”voters”
Leading astronaut Aldrin excited to tour space, producing this? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: alternative spelling of adrenaline leading letter of A-stronaut, plus anagram/”excited” of (Aldrin)*, around EN=a “space” in typography
Food in tum digested and forgotten (3,2,4)
Hit hard in stomach with power (5)
5p bagel also in news (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
the definition is “5” (5 down, BRIDGE) as a pontoon is type of floating bridge P (taken from “5p”, without the definition “5”) + O (a “bagel” is a score of 0 games in a tennis set) + TOO=”also” in NN (N=”new”, NN=”news”)
He symbolically turns over box to pack soldiers (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: He is the chemical symbol for the ELEMENT helium reversal/”turns over” of TELE (television, “box”), around MEN=”soldiers”
Australian pop star has change of heart in prayer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
KY-L-IE Minogue is the “Australian pop star”, change the central letter/”heart” from L to R
Muse wasting time with old age (3)
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ERA TO is one of the Muses in Greek mythology, minus T (time) and O (old)
Knock over drinks in fit of temper (5)
Does having two wines back-to-back take energy? (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: plural of doe (a female deer) RED plus RED reversed (“two wines back to back”), around E (energy)
Row about 500 + 500 + 50 being small? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a small being TIER=”Row” around D + D + L=”500 + 500 + 50″ in Roman numerals
Man eaten by pet shark (5)
Comic actor's raise? Want over a billion (4,5)
Criminal in Venice stealing Tesla for reward (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”Criminal” of (in Venice)*, around T (Tesla the SI unit of magnetic flux density)
Make it possible to roll about in mud, topless (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
w-ALLOW=”roll around in mud”, minus the top letter
Down
Mostly loose, set out alone (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”set out” of (loos)*, most of the letters from “loose”
Sporting organisation enters review of catch? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FA (Football Association, “Sporting organisation”), plus anagram/”review” of (enters)*
Number one in lifting 80% excess weight (4)
Tolerance of light opera (8)
Diarist Jones spilling tea, sounding cross (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: cross=bridge as verbs, e.g. to span a stretch of water BRIDGE-t Jones of the film (and novel) Bridget Jones’s Diary , minus T (sounds like “tea”)
One in Paris serving up puddings without a care (10)
Draw ace quartet, ignoring the odds: about 50:50 (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (Ace), plus q- U -a- R -t- E -t ignoring the odd letters, all around/”about” L L (50 and 50 in Roman numerals)
Party welcoming a break (4)
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definition: as in ‘snap/break in half’ SNP (Scottish National Party), around A
Rod's extremely responsible travelling north after parking fine (5)
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definition: a poker as in a rod used to stir a fire the extreme letters of R-esponsibl-E, reversed upwards/”travelling north”, and after P (parking) + OK=”fine”
Getting excessively annoyed when husband leaves stuffing (10)
Sailor tackles exercise to get lighter (5)
Penny's dropping off bits and pieces (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P (Penny) taken off p-ARTICLES=”bits”
Honest priest found in cocktail bar by Luddite extremists (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ELI (Biblical “priest”) inside RAB, plus extreme letters from L-uddit-E I think RAB as an anagram of “bar”, with “cocktail” as a hint at ‘mixing’ RAB could also be a reversal of “bar” – if “cock” can be read as in turn or lift, with tail referring to the bottom end of the word
Actress fording river gets thoroughly wet (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: to wet thoroughly Actress Judi DENCH, around R (river)
Return to check little girl's tucked in (6)
Steal the King's first born (4)
Show off clothes in reflection (4)
Fruit and some milk? I wish! (4)
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