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Essayist beginning to draft a letter (6)
Bishop blessing one at the pet service? (6)
Fighter going by Circle Line (4)
One maybe looking at club’s IT device (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
We have to remove the apostrophe from ‘club’s’ to get someone looking at playing cards
Some of the French are about to be eliminated (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (about) of DES (French ‘some’) and ARE
Fluctuations in very small silver sign (8)
Repeated prohibition is applied to male for bad behaviour (9)
First appearance not top-class – a liability! (4)
My children’s hospital initially (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Great Ormond Street Hospital , initially – maybe rather parochial but it is a very famous hospital, to which JM Barrie gifted the rights to ‘Peter Pan’ – and which is actually known as GOSH)
After company banquet maybe I have livened up (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CO (company) + MEAL (banquet maybe) + I’VE (I have)
18? Peace is truncated by one that’s sacked Gaul (8)
Servant absorbing scripture – one laps it up? (6)
Dad taking coloured liquid with hesitation, swallowing bad medicine? (10)
German composer’s last quartet – it contains some hot stuff? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The last four letters (quartet) of BeethOVEN (German composer)
Checks car, needing test regularly (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AUDI (car) + T[e]S[t]
Female, just a grotesque person? (6)
Down
In carnival, a certain group of stars (7)
Comes across certain foods in broadcast (5)
Grass turns up to be probed by detectives – that settles things (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (turns up) of REED (grass) round CID (detectives)
Capital city surmounted by gold stars (6)
Flight path keeps going round it (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’m struggling here: is it just that a stairwell goes round a flight of stairs? (I don’t think so!)
Time after time goddess of youth’s No. 1 (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T (time) + HEBE’S (goddess of youth’s) + T (time)
Supporting friend taking hold of the dream for now (13)
Somehow strengthened, a bed is not falling apart (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (falling apart) of A BED IS NOT – neither Collins nor Chambers has ‘bastion’ (defence) as a verb but I found in my (old) SOED ‘ trans. and fig. – hence bastioned’
City girl trailing after family member (7)
Rome is transformed with introduction of a dictator? (7)
Least clear, opposing a visiting speaker maybe (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V (opposing) + A GUEST (a visiting speaker, maybe)
Queen isn’t twee (6)
It’s hot in Pacific location – you must discard a bit of clothing (5)
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