Across
Seabirds and golfer harassed former WI captain (8,6)
Should mean the end of most of the dry season (5)
Man-eater with writer in cut (8)
Kitchen unfinished on 1588 vessel (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of GALLE[y] (‘kitchen’) minus its last letter (‘unfinished’) plus ‘on’. ‘1588’ in particular for the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Cut short a game with partners from all quarters (7)
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A charade of ‘a’ plus BRIDGE (‘game with partners from all quarters’ – a reference to the standard identification of the players as NS and EW).
Oil hostilities cut short by mufti’s decree (5)
Chess move, by the way (2,7)
Contrite traveller coming in, dropping a bit of rubbish (9)
Scrap of shelter after half-time (5)
Broke right away, left high and dry (7)
Short debut in top league (7)
Metal pot cooked state tree (8)
Children: a bone of contention (5)
Fruit from Romanian garden (8,6)
Down
Prince with class next to Lamp-post singer (6,6)
Drink up at the King’s (5)
Sailing Spanish waters, generally (2,3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Definition and literal interpretation; ‘Spanish’ as reference to the Spanish Main.
Freedom that’s tolerated – or excess (7)
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Triple definition.
Tanner wastes Palm Sunday taking 24 hours off (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘wastes’) of ‘Palm Sun[day]’ minus DAY (‘taking 24 hours off’).
Pipe valley running through Britain (5)
Author making way round lake with boy turning up holding hands, at first (5,4)
It doesn’t come as much of a blow (6,6)
Best of the bunch? (3,6)
He may recommend Veuve Cliquot at river to one in ambush? (9)
Accountant with car on hilltop (7)
Whirlwind Frank? (7)
Damp smell I detect at first (5)
Dramatist featured in Swinburne’s biography, on reflection (5)
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