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Who might describe figures as ‘bad streak’ (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a skater might “describe [make the shape of] figures” in figure skating anagram/”bad” of (streak)*
Finish off beer with beet and fish (8)
One who delivers wine and drugs by continental sea (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: to deliver in the sense of to save, to redeem RED= type of “wine”; plus E E (“drugs”, as E=ecstasy=’drug’); plus MER=”sea” in French (“continental”)
How you should enter this top grade bridge (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: this solution is entered ACROSS in the crossword grid A=”top grade” (as in higher than a B or C grade); plus to CROSS=”bridge”
Day in Oxford, say, by car – and Slough – showing no sign of wear (12)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D (Day) in UNI (University, “Oxford, say”); by MINI=make of “car”; plus to SHED=to “Slough” (as in a snake shedding its outer layer of skin)
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Firmness shown by figure, one connected to Kyiv, say (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TEN=”figure” in the sense of ‘a number’; plus A=”one”; plus CITY=”Kyiv, say”
Marshal, atishoo’s just under way – bless me, silly! (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A-[tishoo] (“just under way” as in ‘just beginning’); plus anagram/”silly” of (bless me)*
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Trust a sailor to provide a basis for making advances to you! (6,6)
Fibre fair loosened a fellow inside (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”loosened” of (fair)*, with A (from surface) and F (fellow) inside
‘Twelfth Night character heading off North with article’ – making of an opera? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: IOLANTHE is a comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan [V]- IOLA =character in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night , with the first letter/”heading” taken “off”; plus N (North) + THE (definite article)
It can stand the heat like old footballer of Spurs initially (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AS=”like” + [George] BEST=”old footballer” + initials from O-[f] S-[purs]
Say aloud ‘move somewhere else’ to the audience (6)
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Don’t open one’s gin – and not a word! (4,4,4,4)
Time up: helper needs to change emperor’s habit (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a way to describe the clothing of an emperor in royal/imperial purple T (Time) + anagram/”needs to change” of (up helper)*
Rye: mad to introduce the drink cure! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”mad” of (Rye)*; with MED (the Mediterranean Sea, with “drink” as slang for the sea) introduced inside
Amateurish PC met with destruction – it has no application, practically (4,11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition describes pure as opposed to applied mathematics anagram/”destruction” of (Amateurish PC met)*
Being a student, inclined to cover only one essential school subject? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LEANING=”inclined”, to go around/”cover” only one R (the “three R’s” would be the essential school subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic)
Singers lacking top C – God! (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a god of ancient Egypt [ C ]-HORUS=”Singers”, lacking the first letter/top C
Civil trade refutes plc (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“trade” (as in ‘swap’, ‘exchange’) to indicate anagram of: (refutes plc)*
Where travellers have a choice of old British soap? (10)
CERN icy – go mad: “It’s concerning what extreme cold can do!”’ (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”mad” of (CERN icy go)*
Purloin a work of art (8)
Arthur dramatically married (no better afterwards) (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: Arthur MILLER was a writer of plays M (married), with ILLER=”no better” going afterwards
Entry of ‘female’ in dictionary rejected by eastern writer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: Daniel Defoe the writer F (female) entered into OED (Oxford English Dictionary) reversed/”rejected”; next to/”by” E (Eastern)
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