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Largely dishonest idiot from USA entering further presidential address? (13)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
This appears to be an insertion of UNTRU[E] and SHMO[CK] in MORE, with ‘entering’ as the insertion indicator. If so, ‘largely’ is a broadbrush way to signal removal of one letter from the first element and two letters from the second. And most dictionaries give SCHMOCK as the preferred spelling for the ‘idiot from the USA’.
Where you might get pearls reset body having changed (9)
I'm not impressed by technology backing everyone to score (5)
Team in claret say was at home (7)
Help child king to return ancient city (7)
Rescues tortured soul in temptation (8)
Paper from Time magazine? (6)
Throw away a regrettably void type of code (6)
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A charade of BIN, A and RY for the outside letters of ‘regrettably’.
Some notes to hold down in confusion (8)
Try each drunken sailor (7)
Cheek turned by stern religious adherent (7)
Part of good restaurant recalled (5)
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A reversal of G and NOMA, which is ‘widely considered the best restaurant in the world – not only for the quality of its food, but the standard it created for fine dining’. So says the Grauniad . But the bad news for those who can afford £550 per person for lunch (including wine) is that it’s shutting down in 2024.
Breaking rule with one TV participant? (9)
Solver flying our helicopter (13)
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Focus outside broadcast on hearing (9)
Sign agreement to save space significantly (5)
Element of hillbilly language overheard (8)
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Aural wordplay (‘overheard’) of RUBE IDIOM.
Puzzle party hosted by retired British/American (6)
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An insertion of DO in UK and US reversed.
Christian lyric-writer led by spirit mostly (9)
Topless priest ruined weddings perhaps (5)
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([P]RIEST)* with ‘ruined’ as the anagrind.
Backing over University square (4)
Passage of prose in Steinbeck shows genius (8)
Singer distressed by old band missing final note (8)
Planned redesign of cigarettes abandoned by one European (9)
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(CIGARETT[E]S)* with ‘redesign’ as the anagrind.
One powerful star mostly supported by a woman's love (9)
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A charade of SUPER[B], HER and O.
Change line of footwear (8)
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A dd.
Encourage liberal nonsense (6)
Individual after carbon copy (5)
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A charade of C and LONE.
Indian cloth I found under organ (5)
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A charade of LUNG and I.
Writing possibly penned by top philosopher (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An insertion of R in MAX. The insertion indicator is ‘penned by’ and ‘writing’ is one of the three Rs, along with reading and ‘rithmetic.
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