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Collector of cuttings from Spy and Punch? (5,3)
26a
Shakespeare’s ghost, clutching battered hat, starts to irritate chess club (6,8)
Jovial brother to write back and create harmony (7)
Ancient mariner might use this to cure 5? (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Salt is used to cure ham – see 5ac
Project Endless Bliss (5)
Wild crocuses adorn son and heir (9)
Unhealthy popular suspicion surrounded old burial ground (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IN (popular) + SUS (suspicion) round an anagram (ground) of O (old) and BURIAL
Official statement showing how to open security door (5,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A neat double definition
Wreckage of boats caught by rocks – subject of old English ballad (5,4)
New Amsterdam, for instance (5)
Nuclear missile in possession of 9 (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The trident is the symbol of Neptune’s power – see 9ac
Soldier on holiday with cake decorator (7)
Comedian perhaps from America abandons usual material (6)
See 5
Down
Gujarati leader and two successors (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
G[ujurati] AND H I (letters succeeding g) – plus a reference to Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv, successive Prime Ministers of India, who were not related to Mahatma Gandhi – clever clue
Draw a rotten apple (6)
Regimen ruling out stuffing; blocking fries and sweet drinks (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R[egime]N in SAUTEES (fries)
Politicians, without hint of shame, engaged in out-and-out exaggeration (13)
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STATE[s]MEN (politicians) minus s[hame] in OVERT (out-and-out)
Third part of Gormenghast missing from book shelf (5)
Teacher’s sexy selfie (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HEAD’S (teacher’s) + HOT (sexy)
Moment day-tripper lost heart to bus driver (8)
Conductor interacting with field, releasing current, may result in electrical discharge (8,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (interacting) of CONDUCTOR + F[i]ELD (minus i – current) – an occluded front may result in lightning (electrical discharge)
Put out unwrapped gift – tactful to dispense with show (9)
Both leads quit Top Gun musical comedy (8)
To a large extent artificer, am I still artisan? (8)
Bird’s eggs served up on time in Paris and Rome (6)
Clergyman ensconced in motorcycle rickshaw (6)
This particular thank you letter (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue