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Leaders of first revolution in crash … (8)
… way before next bust, perhaps … (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ST (street, ‘way’) plus A TUE (‘next’ day of the week – with the A sneaking in).
… fearful of acting next (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘acting’ – this time explicidly indicated) plus WED (‘next’ day of the week).
Critical of population growth: wild animals taking over next (10)
Next target for the ambitious and spirited (6)
Next heretical saint, Lucifer’s follower (8)
After start of assembly, next socialist moving to Left separately (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘start of A ssembly’) plus SUN (‘next’) plus DER, a reversal (‘moving to the left’ in an across light) of RED (‘socialist’).
Maintain surveillance over next terrible riot (7)
Patrons of hospital: Boatman (Boatman!) next to join society (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of H (‘hospital’) plus AB (‘boatman’) plus I (‘Boatman’) plus TUE (‘next’) plus S (‘society’).
Country’s next dash (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of S (the apostrophe ‘s’) plus WED (‘next’) plus EN (‘dash’ – an en dash is one that is an en long).
Boatman’s cell, harsh at first, next emerged empty and vividly coloured (6-4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of BRIG (‘boatman’s cell’ – a shipboard place of detention) plus H (‘ H arsh at first’) plus THU (‘next’) plus ED (‘ E merge D empty’).
Next ton of material for glass (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of FRI (‘next’) plus T (‘ton’).
A place in the heavens for next to win, say (6)
Odds and ends from next drains (8)
Down
Due to conflict over the middle of the Red Sea ahead (8)
Tough end cut off vegetable (4)
Contemptible but delectable, showing no resistance (6)
Pursue aliens: ask ‘even this is futile?’ (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Even numbered lettars (‘even this’) of ‘p U r S u E a L i E n S a S k’
Really minced its oaths (2,4,2)
Woman rings boy to collect rustic drink (6,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘rings’) of SON (‘boy’) plus WIN (‘to collect’) in DAME (‘woman’).
Leaders of hominids, usually making a nuisance somewhere? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
First letters (‘leaders’) of ‘ H ominids U sually M aking A N uisance S omewhere’, with an &lit definition
Badly stung, I go in bawling (7,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘badly’) of ‘stung I go in’.
Rejoicing in extravagance, raised by parent, ultimately a six-footer (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of EXUL, a reversal (‘raised’ in a down light) of LUXE (‘extravagance’); plus T (‘paren T ultimately) plus ANT (insect, ‘six-footer’).
A joke describing the Titanic, for example (3-5)
Station on the Oxted line where one second is painful, time slipping away (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of A (‘one’) plus S (‘second’) plus HURST, which is HURTS (‘is painful’) with the T moved one down (‘time slipping away’). ASHURST in Kent is a station on the Oxted line.
Gay porn stash discovered: they keep the blood flowing (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
‘g A y p OR n s TAS h’ minus each word’s outer letters (‘dis-covered’).
People used to call for these to bear them, but some ceased answering (6)
Report of having taken part in battles – here (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue
