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Be frustrated: ‘Wake up, love!’ (4,2,7)
A Tory leader gets personal after feature film involving political corruption (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CHIN (feature) + A from the clue + T[ory] + OWN (personal) – neat ‘lift and separate’ of ‘feature film’
26a
Foolish eccentric humans – it’s how things are (2,3,13)
Not suspecting local temperature’s dropped (5)
Bound to collapse, several inside revealed (9)
Collected setter’s mea culpa to boss? (7)
Brats cycling to party gathering round – go away! (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
KIDS (brats) ‘cycling’ + DO (party) + O (round)
Women in a frenzy talked of Vlad’s ‘cojones’ (7)
Quick turnover of work force – bar short (2-5)
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A reversal (turnover) of OP (work) + MET (Metropolitan Police Force) + PU[b] (bar short)
Timeless bonnets as originally described worn at Ascot? They will be (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (originally) of BONNE[t]S, minus t (time) + AS + D[escribed]
Not kosher – I eat hot food unlikely to be this (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SUS[picious] (not kosher) + I round H (hot)
Spain game not international match (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (Spain) + QUA[i]L (a game bird) minus i (international)
In superlative form, finally attracted interest (9)
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An anagram (form) of [attracte]D + INTEREST
See 11
Down
One soldier (highly decorated) about to spring up (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ORNATE (highly decorated) round I GI (one soldier)
Duck seen around English Channel (5)
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A reversal (around) of E (English) + DAVE (TV Channel)
Imposing tax on Tudor (7)
Old Sky feature raising money for public transport (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O (old) + NIMBUS (sky feature) with the M raised, in a down clue
Punishment advice from Spooner: ‘Don’t suffer alone!’ (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Share hurt – advice from Spooner
Mount different part of insect (5)
Observe lawyer taking more time to squash start of malicious gossip (13)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SCAN (observe) DA (District Attorney – lawyer) + LONGER (more time) round M[alicious]
Old grids and notes recycled for students of Araucaria? (13)
Confused doctor has another look up ‘sick at heart’ (9)
Part of play when Romeo goes – revelatory material (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D[r]AMA SCENE (part of play) minus r (Romeo) Referring to the fabric , also known as damask, originating from Damascus
Problem: politicians – not ours, Trump principally – invading safe space (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ANC (African National Congress – politicians, not ours) + T[rump] in SUM (problem)
Not used – succeeded breaking free (7)
Countryman picked up female number 4 on farm? (5)
On screen Mr Bean gets a little doolally in car (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SEAN (on screen, Mr Bean) round D[oolally) – doolally is another favourite of mine, which I don’t seem to have heard for a long time; I found that it’s military slang
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