Across
Rider in elimination stage (9)
Note total return for old city establishment figure (5)
Informed that treadle is out of order (7)
Jeweller provides plastic bag free (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
This seems to be meant as a reverse hidden: conciERGE BAFfled, but that would give FABEGRE
Support women dumped by deceitful type (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
WEASEL less W
Order to declare what to do with rotten food (4,2,3)
A nominated actor remade film without any actors! (8,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(A NOMINATED ACTORS)* – of course animated films usually have actors doing the voices, and the exclamation mark seems redundant
Drop duck, seeing rude behaviour when serving hummus (6,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Not sure about this, but “drop” and “duck” can both mean “dip” (though the sense is almost the same in both cases). Would it be rude to “double dip” the hummus? Surely it would be more of a compliment
Remove root from country vegetable (5)
Suffering, but decline to drop head (7)
Vacated search to find this silent order? (2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I can’t see this – something to do with QUEST? Thanks to Anna – a “vacated” SEARCH is SH, which means “be quiet”
Plenty embrace new champ (5)
Almost fire socialist bully, one that can't be criticised (6,3)
Down
Old fashioned garden in small area (6,4)
Sort of at risk, we participate in sport (5-3)
Liberal has useful information showing support (6)
Contract to dispose of diamonds (4)
Company president going after trade with road authority! (7,3)
Teacher stuck in unfinished physics lab becomes increasingly irritable (8)
Centres for homemade fabrics beyond development stage (6)
Bali hosts oil trade terminals - it is what it is (4)
One needs to be a fast mover in this mating game (5,5)
Hollywood won't listen? It's complicated (10)
How we might sleep some day? Just the opposite (3,5)
A queen on board in swimming costume? (3-5)
It's important to show half your wage went missing (6)
Look for healthy sounding outcome (6)
Donations from altruism lately going up (4)
He scored heroin with Bianca occasionally (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Alternate letters of BiAnCa + H[eroin]
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