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South America importing new drug? A blight on a bright aspect (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (South) US (America) around or ‘importing’ N (new) + POT (drug)
Unprincipled company abolished after I break in (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
co RRUPT (unprincipled) without or ‘abolishing’ CO (company) after I
Form of 7 is working - I will be surrounded by miasma (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IS ON (working) I inside or ‘surrounded by’ PONG (miasma)
The full quartet will be back in house (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘back’) of ALL (the full) IV (Roman numeral for 4 or ‘quartet’)
Initially heard aboard railway - sources of the heavy metal beat (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
H (first or ‘initial’ letter of heard) inside or ‘aboard’ RY (railway) and T H M (first letters or ‘sources’ of The Heavy Metal)
Disagreeable person’s son taking our cat (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (son) OUR PUSS (cat)
Passion about right here? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A clue as definition – HEAT (passion) about R (right). The heart would be a good or ‘right’ place to feel passion.
Opening omitted from writing about obscure source of terror? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
t EXT (writing) missing first letter (‘opening omitted’) RE (about) MIST (obscure)
Macho miss redefined form of sexual pleasure (9)
Dance beat with energy (5)
Cheers with depraved sultan becoming victim of hellish punishment (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TA (cheers) and an anagram (‘depraved’) of SULTAN. Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure who was made to stand in a pool of water that he was never able to drink from, underneath a fruit tree whose fruit was always out of his reach.
Flow of excess water never blocking wading bird (3-3)
Women’s group associated with bats: a collection of witches? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
WI (Women’s Institute – ‘Women’s group’) CC ( Cricket Club – ‘associated with bats’) A
Celebrities breaking German rule? Not entirely true-to-life (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A-LIST (celebrities) inside or ‘breaking into’ REIC h (‘German rule’) missing last letter or ‘not entirely’
Setter’s found in cold US airport in the end (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’M (setter is) ‘found in’ C (cold) LAX (US airport – Los Angeles)
Greedy eaters keeping one cooking birds (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PIGS (greedy eaters) around or ‘keeping’ an anagram (‘cooking’) of ONE
Down
Police officer more prominent in series … (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
UP (more prominent) inside SER (series)
… making investigation about one developing racket (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NOSY (making investigation) about I (one)
Forward on the cracking ice, mostly offering a taste of what’s to come (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PROP (forward as in a rugby team) + an anagram (‘cracking’) of THE + IC e missing last letter or ‘mostly’
Follow story on the radio (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A homophone (‘on the radio’) of TALE (story)
Prompt statement of deferral all ignored (2,4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
all IN GOOD TIME (‘statement of deferral’) without or ‘ignoring’ ALL
Traveller’s tour finally finished (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R (last or ‘final’ letter of tour) OVER (finished)
Unionist in vote into dispersing ecological damage (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
U (unionist) in POLL (vote) and an anagram (‘dispersing’) of INTO
Defeat cut short by fight in high range (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FAL l (‘defeat’) without the last letter or ‘cut short’ + SET TO (fight)
Classic drama, with broadcast exposure, about rise of primitive instincts (7,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘broadcast’) of EXPOSURE about a reversal or ‘rise’ of ID (primitive instincts)
Question about curtailment of women’s movement, note, in original location (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HOW (question) around ME TO o (Women’s Movement) missing last letter or ‘curtailed’ + N (note)
One caught amongst weapons such as a form of 9 (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (one) C (caught) inside ARSENAL (weapons)
Encouraging English to stay so popular (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ENG (English) around or ‘staying’ THUS (so) IN (popular)
Panic the way Marines do? (5)
Beat banned party (5)
A lot of activity around military leader becoming target (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FUS s (activity) missing last letter or ‘a lot of’ around OC (officer commanding -‘military leader’)
Light drink around start of meal (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LAP (drink) around M (first letter or ‘start’ of meal)
Type letters or click words in the clue
