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Unfortunately, Brit’s need to admit crime is a sign of lacking legitimacy (4,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(brits need) [anag: unfortunately ] to admit SIN ("crime") Chambers suggests that bend sinister requires a hyphen, but other dictionaries don't so the enumeration is fine.
Pacific hurricane goes around cape (5)
Puzzles Picaroon’s set taking time (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MY ("Picaroon's") + SERIES ("set") taking T (time)
About to come home, dashed to collect son (2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN ("home") + TORE ("dashed") to collect S (son)
Hamlet’s struggle to hold bitterness back (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
VIE ("struggle") to hold <=GALL ("bitterness", back )
One small, revolving board unable to be taken off? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (one) + <=MINI ("small", revolving ) + TABLE ("board")
Cycling, go by places like Cheltenham (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
If you cycle the letters of PAS-S ("go by"), it becomes S-PAS
One-piece garment American obtained from the east (4)
A health worker’s nursing five people expecting salvation soon (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A DENTIST'S ("a health worker's") nursing V (five, in Roman numerals)
On public transport, I’m not sure one goes on foot (7)
Theatrical assistant’s article on supporting Starmer (7)
Inducement to speed or another drug with joint (9)
Lover of Kent tours Canterbury at first, getting puncture (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(Lois) LANE ("lover of (Clark) Kent" in the Superman universe) tours C (anterbury) [ at first ]
He stops twisting issue raised by Guardian for Labour representatives (4,8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(he stops) [anag: twisting ] + WARDS ("issue raised by guardian")
Down
Supports faction’s pre-strike motion (9)
Complex football tournament, one held by the Poles (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EUROS ("football tournament") + I (one) held by N and S (North and South, "the poles")
A part cut by Head of Music Department (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SOME ("a part") cut by [ head of ] M (usic)
Architect left hideous houses in country’s main city (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(John) NASH (English Regency "architect") + VILE ("hideous") houses L (left) Nashville, Tennessee, is considered the home of country music, hence "country's main city".
Becoming crafty, keeping tabs on Mark (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SLY ("crafty") keeping EE (Ecstasy "tabs") on M (mark)
Madonna’s part Aboriginal, but not originally from down under (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ from down under ] <=(n) ATIVE ("aboriginal", but not originally ) Madonna played Eva Peron (Evita) in the film version of the musical.
Where art lovers go, you said, racing to drink a lot of champagne (6)
Escorts family inside Poe’s mansion (6)
Trees burning somewhere in Hampshire (9)
Wraps Ralph Fiennes or Judi Dench in Turkish bigwig’s clothes (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
M ("Ralph Fiennes od Judi Dench" in Bond movies) + IN, clothed by PASHA'S ("Turkish bigwig's")
Seen tucking into breakfast roll, Eric Ambler (8)
Hem of tiny trousers long or short? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ hem of ] T (in) Y trousers ITCH ("long")
Capital of Serbia south of Split (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ capital of ] S (erbia) + UNDER ("south of")
Very involved with small-label record one put out (2,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IND (i) E EP ("small-label record" with I (one) put out
People not drinking Riesling drained last of vermouth that’s horrible (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous, so "people not drinking") + R (ieslin) G [ drained ] + [ last of ] (vermout) H
Tree bearing fruit twice a year? Wife sits beneath it (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ twice ] PA (per annum, so "a year") with W (wife) sitting beneath
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