Across
The result of surgeons striking on reflection: a stroke (5)
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The results of surgeons striking, on reflection: a stroke NO OPs (=the results of surgeons striking); “on reflection” indicates reversal; a spoon is a stroke with an old-fashioned, wooden-headed golf club
Short film in English not lacking love it's plain (7)
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Short film in English not lacking love, it’s plain VIDE <o> (=film; “short” means last letter is dropped) in [E (=English) + N <o> T (“lacking love (=O, i.e. zero score in tennis) means letter “o” is dropped)
Summons comedian to entertain Reading perhaps (4)
Hitmen fear somehow being under suspicion (10)
Fine and rebuke the reality shows (8)
America with new goal; to bomb African country (6)
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America with new goal; to bomb African country A (=America) + N (=new, as in NT=New Testament) + *(GOAL); “to bomb (=fail, flop)” is anagram indicator
Frank is in US brothel? (6)
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Frank is in US brothel? Cryptically, a ho (=whore, in US English) nest could be a “US brothel”
Maintenance of leading medieval tower (6)
Unusual European jokes about ousting king (6)
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Unusual European jokes about ousting king E (=European) + CRAC <k> S (=jokes; “ousting king (=K, in cards)” means letter “k” is dropped); “about” indicates reversal
Answer request for help to acquire highest quality insulating material (8)
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Answer request for help to acquire highest quality insulating material BEST (=highest quality) in [A (=answer, as in Q&A) + SOS (=request for help)]
TV programme's preview including question mark (10)
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TV programme ’s preview including question mark [ASK (=question, inquire) + M (=mark, i.e. former currency)] in TASTER (=preview, foretaste); Taskmaster is a British game show, with panels composed mainly of comedians
Caught batter Root (4)
Article recalled following footballer in Italian city (7)
Female is extremely happy which is suspicious (5)
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Female is extremely happy, which is suspicious F (=female) + IS + H <app> Y (“extremely” means first and last letters only)
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Perhaps Alan Bennett upset her not having some characters reappear (10)
Joke about tree burning (6)
Relax and see uplifting fashion change (7)
Primate with unusual dance (8)
That woman takes a catch (4)
Push or pull? (7)
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Push // or pull ? Double definition: to push is to stretch (one’s abilities), to challenge AND to pull is to stretch, tighten
Millions in shadow of Sri Lankans? (5)
Former American president supports Greek to calm oil producer (10)
I censor a complex movie's plot (8)
Please turn page before my nursing lecture with no content for star theorist (7)
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Please turn page before my nursing lecture, with no content for star theorist L <ectur> E (“with no content” means all but first and letters are dropped) in [PTO (=please turn page, i.e. please turn over) + MY]; the reference is to the Alexandrian mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy, who lived from circa 100-170AD
Cloak left out of travelling bag (7)
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Cloak left out of travelling bag <port> MANTEAU (=travelling bag; “ left (=port, at sea) out of” means letters “port” are dropped)
Spell 'magnetism' (5)
Deprived live news source describing religious teaching (6)
Runners cycling to get snog (4)
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Runners cycling to get snog S-KIS (=runners, on snow); “cycling” means first letter moves to end of word
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