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Appease one caught in institute's scandal? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘caught in’) of I (‘one’) in MIT (Massachusetts ‘Institute’ of Technology; as a definition ‘institute’ does not need the capital) plus GATE (the all-purpose suffix for ‘scandal’).
Love to be a woman (5)
Defunct car maker returns, as we hear from the flock (4)
One completes one's task with conviction (10)
Sluggishness of shattered troop on run (6)
Old time theatre one enters (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘enters’) of ‘one’ in STAGE (‘theatre’).
Makes meaning clear in Christmas verses? (7)
Carries out goods (7)
It's hard, running along the motorway! (8)
Tolerates being without right clothes (6)
Money and a tiny bit of comfort: is it for the birds? (10)
Nonsense piece of photoshopping (4)
Parts of body, on the bottom? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Crypticish definition.
This porn should be buried in the earth (4-4)
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A reference to the earth’s inner structure, with its central solid core.
Down
Dress is fine in open air, being fashionable (8)
26d
Use tongue, just about spit out what may be round your mouth (8)
It's a fag preparing grapes (6)
Homer is involved in tales of this? (7)
25d
Predict cold atmosphere at first in Arden? (8)
Nominal leader would be sacked if he argued (10)
Take ages to fit in (6)
Awkwardly curb parole that's possible to get (10)
17d
Commit foul — dismissed before full time (6)
See 15
Greatly value this fictional island (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reference to the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Like some iron, approximate in weight (7)
Bully, almost injure, American bum (6)
Bring me up part of tree to make board (6)
See 5
See 2
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