Across
Poetic Rupert Bear as perceived by audience (6)
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definition: Rupert BROOKE is an English poet [wiki] sounds like (“as perceived by audience”): ‘brook’=to allow or to accept something=to “bear”
Adjusted pH and drainage finally for shrub (6)
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definition: a type of flowering shrub anagram/”Adjusted” of (pH and)*, plus final letter of [drainag]-E
Brutal, with no end of aggression – end of the spectrum (6)
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definition: the colour VIOLET is at one end of the visible spectrum VIOLE-[ n ]-T=”Brutal”, losing the end of [aggressio]- n
Succeeded in something nonsensical that’s crazy (8)
Hidden message from spy in Japan ignoring its leader (4)
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definition: in cryptic crosswords, a word or phrase hidden in the grid NIN-[ J ]-A=”spy in Japan”, ignoring the leading letter of J -[apan]
See 13
18a
Description of tie in certain kind of box, in other words (3,2,3,3,4,1,5,2,3,5)
See 13
With greatest possible speed, took possession of part of Africa (4)
Weird bordello? Don’t knock it! (8)
Poet such as Eliot, to begin with (6)
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Dylan THOMAS the poet the poet T. S. Eliot’s first name was THOMAS
Back seat in poor condition, reportedly (6)
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definition: a rear seat in a carriage sounds like (reportedly) ‘dicky’=”in poor condition”
One of royal family, you said, contributed to foundation (6)
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definition: the royal House of Stuart [wiki] U=letter pronounced as ‘you’=”you said”; inside START=”foundation”
Down
Supply with fuel, we hear, then I save up for cabbage (8)
Outline of small craft (6)
Disrupt USA with a teen revolt (8)
Faith in Asia is shaken on this (6)
Bishop introducing uncompromising and holy Irishwoman (6)
Among volumes there in libraries the readers repeatedly find historical work (6)
The things one loves to collect are bound to be sellable (11)
Air of Naples can make you smile, with plenty of oxygen (1,4,3)
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definition: a Neapolitan ‘air’ i.e. a song [wiki] anagram of (smile OOO)*, with O (chemical symbol for oxygen) three times anagram indicator: ‘X can make you Y’ can mean ‘Y can be made from X’
Saintly visitor to home at present time (8)
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reference to Saint Nicholas visiting homes to give Christmas presents
Supply two notes in place of one (6)
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definition: AFFORD can mean supply or provide (e.g. one can be afforded with an opportunity) AF FOR D could mean to put two notes from a musical scale ( A and F ) in place of one note ( D )
Sage remained in place, planted around front (6)
Pound, after half-hour, becoming odist (6)
Change, as crops, more than 50% of turnip or spinach (6)
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definition refers to crop rotation more than 50% of turnip gives ‘ turn ‘; more than 50% of spinach gives ‘ spin ‘ – two words that mean ROTATE
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