Across
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25a
Number of old Emile Zola volumes initialled, risky circling those with stained finger (4,5,6-4)
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Asian travelling back through Jaffna in a rickshaw (7)
Country girl fills silo (7)
Brother, one of the first to cushion blow, disheartened (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: “Brother” as in a member of a religious order CAIN=first son of Adam and Eve in the Bible=”one of the first”, around/cushioning PU-[n]-CH=”blow, disheartened”
In test, target splits (6)
Days gone by certainly sad without a listener (10)
14a
A number of old pants on guy, and all fail! (4,2,6)
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On one’s feet, standing for revolution (8)
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Irish county grotty, reportedly – wetter, suddenly? (8)
Award given to player on screen, opener doffing cap (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
the Emmy awards are given to television actors (players on screen) [J]-EMMY=”opener” without its first letter/”cap” a jemmy is a crowbar, used to force things open
Buzzer by means of buzzer (6)
Islander fighting under pressure after evacuation of country (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RIOT=”fighting”, after/under P (pressure), after C-[ountr]-Y evacuated of its inner letters
Dropper of two jacks, the second picked up? (8)
I don’t know when solver has setter trapped? (5,3,2)
Seamen following mobile unit, one after the other (2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RN (Royal Navy, “Seamen”) after anagram/”mobile” of (unit)*
Language that’s popular remains in Chinese dynasty and India (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN=”popular” + DUST=”remains”; all inside HAN=”Chinese dynasty”, plus I (India, NATO alphabet)
Like gutted halibut, fish in flat dishes (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AS=”Like” + H-[alibu]-T gutted of its inner lettes + RAYS=”fish”
Lazy Ol’ Nick’s nicked! (8)
12a
A number of old party mandarins originally unlike old PM (5,2,6,5)
Work with IT company after switching musical direction (1,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
reversal/switching of all of: OP (opus, “Work”) + META=social media company, formerly Facebook Inc.
8a
A number of old artists in a to-do may be sozzled (2-2-2,4-2-2)
Green, where top leaves turn red (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[b]-LUSH=”turn red” when the top/first letter leaves
Type letters or click words in the clue