Across
Distress in hearing – stop being crooked (8)
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definition: to distress, especially in the context of financial difficulties sounds like (in hearing): ‘straighten’=”stop being crooked”
14d
One of your relatives gift wraps a book! (6)
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definition refers to the baboon species being genetically related to humans BOON=”gift”, wrapping around A (from surface) + B (book)
Journalist: Balls maybe yellow after sex (6)
Excessively complimented pornographic actor’s first lines – 9 must be abbreviated (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ADULT as an adjective=”pornographic”, with first letter of A-[ctor] inside (“lines” as a verb=to provide an inner lining=to go inside), plus ED (abbreviation of EDITOR at 9ac)
Ordnance Survey cutting about page in misprinted A-to-Z – it’s a gem (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OS (Ordnance Survey) cutting into RE=concerning=”about”; plus P (page) inside anagram/”misprinted” of (A to Z)*
Misses sleep on board ship (5)
Unknown firm taken on by heavyweight businessman (6)
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Y=mathematical variable=”unknown” + CO (company, “firm”); both taken inside TON=’heavy weight’
Dawn French to the rescue – often raising awareness for starters (6)
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AU=French word meaning “to the”; plus starting letters of R-[escue] O-[ften] R-[aising] A-[wareness]
Former opponent gutted about discharged cruise missile (6)
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definition: a type of anti-ship missile [wiki] EX=”Former”, plus O-[pponen]-T gutted of its inner letters, around C-[ruis]-E having discharged its inner letters
Goes off instruction to make nice e-readers? (6)
Dislodge key (5)
Lad struggling with issue including, ultimately, combat fatigue (9)
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anagram/”struggling” of (Lad issue)*, around the ultimate/last letter of [comba]-T
E.coli must, mostly, spread in bowl (8)
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anagram/”spread” of (E coli mus)*, using most of the letters from mus-[t]
Bond villain, Jaws essentially breaking back to get ahead (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DR NO=”Bond villain” [wiki] , with the essentials or inner letters of [J]-aw-[s] breaking inside; and all reversed/”back” for the surface reading, Jaws is the name of another Bond villain
Ship leaves Selsey after dropping off some bits (6)
Volunteers, once in the forces, not against shocking treatment? (8)
Down
Small amount of time with Bill (3)
16d
Hates playing brag – turned out friends accepting bluff directly (2,3,4,5)
24d
Start old games console – knob needed to spin around (4,2,4,4)
20d
New supermarket stops Marmite supply – almost! (4,2,6)
Number 24 buses do use buckles (4,5,5)
23d
Lancashire landmark seen when Cilla, say takes in middle of Bolton (9,5)
10 deliveries brought up under pressure (11)
Touching article cast read aloud for sovereign (2,3,6)
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Premier Cru can finally flow (3)
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