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Bishop to survive explosion (5)
Description of special treatment favoured by Yorkshire resort (9)
Group of stars round California primarily having renown in Hollywood (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Group of stars round California primarily having renown in Hollywood GLOBULAR (=round, spherical) + C <alifornia> (“primarily” means first letter only) + LUSTER (=renown, distinction; “in Hollywood” implies US spelling); a globular cluster is a spheroidal conglomeration of stars that is bound together by gravity
Tutor skipping one month to see part of church (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Tutor skipping one month to see part of church TRA <i> N (=tutor, coach, as verb; “skipping one (=I)” means letter “i” is dropped) + SEPT (=month)
Station with rodent penetrating layers (6)
Frenchmen I allow will pursue one person new to the country? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Frenchmen, I allow, will pursue one person new to the country? I (=one) + MM (=Frenchmen, i.e. Messieurs) + I + GRANT (=allow, admit)
Recalled row about detective’s call (5)
Stimulate American to import eggs? On the contrary (5)
Power seen in sun over a cataclysmic stellar explosion (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Power seen in sun over a cataclysmic stellar explosion P (=power, in physics) in *(SUN OVER A); “cataclysmic” is anagram indicator
Work involving payments recalled as sham (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Work involving payments recalled as sham DUES (=payments, fees) in OP (=work, i.e. opus); “recalled” indicates reversal
A doctor is among company backing support for Asian country (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A doctor is among company backing support for Asian country [A + MB (=doctor)] in CO (=company)] + DIA (AID=support; “backing” indicates reversal)
Encourage toil and all but destroy relaxation? Many reports shedding light here (15)
Country in South America having little hesitation getting control of system (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Country in South America having little hesitation getting control of system PERU (=country) in [S (=south) + US (=America)] + ER (=little hesitation); a superuser is a special facility giving unrestricted access to a system
What angler will do catching nothing in seaside area (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
What angler will do, catching nothing in seaside area O (=nothing, zero) in CAST (=what angler will do, with rod and line)
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Italian engineer having problem with mindset? Not half (7)
A love for Ancient Rome reflected peculiar charm (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A love for Ancient Rome reflected peculiar charm A + ROMA (AMOR=love for Ancient Rome, i.e. Latin word for love ; “reflected” indicates reversal)
Support hospital governance arrangements later time will abandon (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Support hospital governance arrangements later time will abandon TRUS <t> S (=hospital governance arrangements; “later time (=T) will abandon” means second of two “t”s is dropped)
Gain power and more money in review (10)
Avoid ‘upper-class’ in description of current King (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Avoid ‘upper-class’ in description of current king U (=upper-class) in [DC (=description of current, i.e. direct current) + K (=king, in cards)]
My breeding activity’s frowned upon possibly producing ultra-deer? (9)
Audit top person’s initially scuppered (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Audit top person’s initially scuppered *(AUDIT TOP + P <erson>); “initially” means first letter only is used in anagram, indicated by “scuppered”, which also serves as a definition
Nasty sort collaring navy over threat to shipping? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Nasty sort collaring navy over threat to shipping? [RN (=navy, i.e. Royal Navy) in TOAD (=nasty sort)] + O (=over, in cricket)
Less happy about cat say climbing large item in tool shed? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Less happy about cat, say, climbing large item in tool shed? [TEP (PET=cat, say; “climbing” indicates vertical reversal) + L (=large, in sizes)] in SADDER (=less happy)
Way of working to exploit actor’s role turning up in play-within-a-play (9)
Welsh hero’s fierce expression about death (9)
Things improvised to restrict Post Office swindles (7)
One engaged in breaking down or treating breakdowns (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
One engaged in breaking down or treating breakdowns Double cryptic definition: a statistical analyst is involved in breaking down data, while a psychoanalyst would help to treat those who have suffered a mental breakdown!
Standard article and second written in pen (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Standard article, and second, written in pen [A (=article, in grammar) + S (=second)] in BIC (=pen)
Tense absorbed in endless waiting for fourth in line? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Tense, absorbed in endless waiting for fourth in line T (=tense, in grammar) in DELA <y> (=waiting; “endless” means last letter is dropped); “fourth in line” refers here to the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
God is loving ignoring Catholic (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
God is loving, ignoring Catholic <c> ARES (=is loving); “ignoring Catholic (=C)” means letter “c” is dropped
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