Across
11a
Cash (both extremes) described by newspaper articles – like so? (4,2,6)
Body, jeepers, exuded fluid! (6)
Sun with dawn briefly seen (4)
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“start”(dawn/birth) minus its last letter ( briefly seen ).
Mechanism on bike all rider has used, oddly, when changing (10)
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Anagram of ( …, when changing ) [ALL RIDER plus ( has ) 1st and 3rd letters of ( …, oddly ) “ used ” ]. Defn: … which its rider uses to change gears.
See 1
Take a seat in restaurant, perhaps, not beyond solver? (8)
Llama and ape scrapping, in goes hard chest-beating primate (5,4)
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Anagram of ( … scrapping ) [LLAMA plus ( and ) APE] containing ( in goes ) H(abbrev. for “hard”).
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Wait, POTU? (4)
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“Biden”(Joe, US President) minus its last letter like POTU from POTUS(abbrev. for the President of the United States).
A sign of the swine being completed by cruciverbalist, finally – eureka! (3,6)
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A + [ HAM OMEN ](what you might call a sign of a part of the swine) plus ( being completed by ) last letter of ( …, finally ) “cruciverbalist”. Defn: The moment the light dawns on you and you shout …/”I’ve got it!”.
Ears ain’t in need of treatment – so well? (8)
Exposure of song just written for the radio? (6)
Flirt cut by villain with end of weapon – as slash seen? (10)
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DALLY(to flirt/to play with) containing ( cut by ) [ IAGO(a villain in the Shakespearean play, Othello) plus ( with ) last letter of ( end of ) “ weapon ” ]. Defn: How the slash sign/”/” looks/as seen
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Boring thing, jacketed male? (6)
Veep unfamiliar with King Edward, game for the reporter? (6)
Down
Another hearing it, rare rare owl’s back (7)
Measure of corporation in hindsight, rightfully upset (5)
Killing in order, not everyone for the dictator? (4,3)
Number one in head after zero (6)
Game of cards, simple game where hand thrown in (9)
Shriek having lost a companion – it sounds like it sucks (7)
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“squeal”(shriek/a long high-pitched cry) minus ( having lost ) “ a ” + CH(abbrev. for Companion of Honour, one awarded for outstanding achievements in the Commonwealth). Defn: A soft sucking sound when pressure is applied to mud, the term being imitative of the sound it describes.
25a
Whitehall greed with African trips, that cargo needs protection! (7,6,4,4)
Wonder if not immediately apparent in fridge magnet? (6,3)
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Hidden in ( in ) “ fridge magnet ”.
Action that brings up taste in food? (7)
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Reversal of ( brings up , in a down clue) [ NIP(to taste by taking a sip or sips of spirits) contained in ( in ) GRUB(informal term for food) ]. Defn: … by air released from the stomach through the mouth.
Bomb owed, declared however (4,3)
Turn to specious note – that’s what it is? (3,4)
Intended to give tips on cabriole after simple lifts (6)
Ailing – like a detective? (5)
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DICK(an informal term for a detective) Y(suffix indicating “like”, as in “manly”). Defn: …/unhealthy.
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