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One can do anything as Whitehall diplomats essentially decline deals (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
One can do anything as Whitehall diplomats essentially decline deals JACK (=Whitehall, i.e. the UK actor!!) + <dipl> O <mats> (“essentially” means middle letter only) + FALL (=decline, deteriorate) + TRADES (=deals (in))
Superior type of school lesson (9)
Everyone tour operator's welcoming on the wagon (5)
Regularly on guard – true soldiers follow training (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Regularly on guard – true soldiers follow training <o> N <g> U <a> R <d> T <r> U <e> (“regularly” means alternate letters only) + RE (=soldiers, i.e. Royal Engineers); as a noun is upbringing, rearing, hence “training”
Doctor discovered locum left first (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Doctor discovered locum left first <l> OCU <m> (“dis- cover ed” means first and last letters are dropped) + L (=left) + 1 ST (=first)
C Succession a (9)
European married in middle of Montserrat (5)
Plot as group of drivers entering racing event (5)
Rod detailed breaking in to expose himself to mother hen recently? (9)
Caught sickly nurse opening bathroom (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Caught sickly nurse opening bathroom EN (=nurse, i.e. Enrolled Nurse) + homophone (”caught”) of “sweet (=sickly)”
Free muscle work out (7)
For example blow up pub – maybe saloon bar walls ... (5)
... struck – this writer's crushed (9)
Styles daughter to wear shabby mink coat with diamonds before anyone (15)
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Rubber ring not punctured by actor – one's always ready and available (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Rubber ring not punctured by actor – one’s always ready and available JOHNNY (=rubber, condom) + O (=ring, pictorially) + [THESP (=actor, i.e. thespian) in NOT]
Agents inspiring good actor's last portrayal of Hamlet? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Agents inspiring good actor’s last portrayal of Hamlet? [G (=good) in CIA (=agents, in US)] + <acto> R (“last” means last letter only); the reference is to the Hamlet brand of cigars!
Block entrance to conservatory during Cluedo unfortunately (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Block entrance to conservatory during Cluedo unfortunately C <onservatory> (“entrance to” means first letter only) in *(CLUEDO); “unfortunately” is anagram indicator; to occlude e.g. a passage or cavity is to stop, cover, block it
Enthusiast heard you are supporting America over China (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Enthusiast heard you are supporting America over China A (=America) + MATE (=China, in Cockney rhyming slang) + U R (=you are; “heard” is homophone indicator)
Round Table occasionally upset over attack (7)
Star turns hosting series revealing roads less travelled? (7)
Damage section of bidet rim entirely (9)
Stupidly a Tory disengages when England celebrates (15)
Commute worked with Sierra and Model T initially (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Commute worked with Sierra and Model T initially T + RAN (=worked, operated) + S (=Sierra, in NATO alphabet) + FORM (=model, shape); to commute e.g. a sentence is to transform, change it into something else
Mount Snowdon – oddly abandoned and private (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Mount Snowdon – oddly abandoned and private <s> N <o> W <d> O <n>; “oddly abandoned” means all odd letters are dropped; “mount”, raise indicates vertical reversal
Capital Radio still ultimately trailing tour and single (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Capital Radio still ultimately trailing tour and single [TRIP (=tour) + <radi> O <stil> L (“ultimately” means last letters only)] + I (=single)
Hand tool to cool detective on crook's case (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Hand tool to cool detective on crook’s case ICE (=to cool, i.e. with ice) + PI (=detective, i.e. Private Investigator) + C <roo> K (“case” means first and last letters only)
Wheeling pram with fleece covering - it helps with grip (7)
Impolite issue making student see appeal (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Impolite issue making student see appeal BE L CH (=impolite issue, eructation, burp); “making student (=L) see ” means letter “l” is replaced by “see”
Failure of finisher missing header (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Failure of finisher missing header <c> LOSER (=finisher); “missing header” means first letter is dropped; a person who is a failure could be described as a loser
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