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Station alteration - good to be replaced with new line (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Station alteration – good to be replaced with new line CHAN<G to N >E (=alteration; “ good (=G) to be replaced with new (=N)” means “g” is replaced with “n”) + L (=line); a TV station is a channel
Encouraging motor racing cartel (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Encouraging motor racing cartel F1 (=motor racing, i.e. Formula One) + RING (=cartel, as in drugs ring ); to fire is to incite, spur on, encourage
Sixteen converts taking on church life (9)
Excellent fireplace pushing energy forward (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Excellent fireplace, pushing energy forward GRATE (=fireplace); “pushing energy (=E) forward” means letter “e” means to an earlier position in the world
Popular Democrat returned in strength at the end of the day (8)
French are enthralled by hero’s injury (6)
Manuscript’s opening with two historic articles? Nonsense! (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Manuscript’s opening with two historic articles? Nonsense! M <anuscript> (“opening” means first letter only) + YE (=historic article, i.e. the ) + YE (=historic article, i.e. the )
Sweet cone for us and gala dancing (9)
Orchestral item setter misplaced somewhere near Covent Garden? (9)
Agitated note very agitated (5)
Baboon? Please stare (6)
Forced voice to have no success eliminating one dispute (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Forced voice to have no success eliminating one dispute FA <i> L (=to have no success; “eliminating one (=I)” means letter “i” is dropped) + SET-TO (=dispute)
Firm importing trimmed version of fat cigar (5)
Omniscient angel lies being at fault (9)
Grand woman hosting leader of Lords with pleasure (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Grand woman hosting leader of Lords with pleasure G (=grand, i.e. $1000) + [ L <ords> (“leader of” means first letter only) in LADY (=woman)]
Our people back film (7)
Down
The best stuff to conserve energy (5)
Strauss heroine’s operatic song upset finale (7)
Mutter being made ill with inn food (9)
Proprietor putting limits to Liebfraumilch of greater vintage (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Proprietor putting limits to Liebfraumilch of greater vintage L and H (=limits to L iebraumilc h , i.e. first and last letters) + OLDER (=of greater vintage)
Nearly all ships beat a retreat (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Nearly all ships beat a retreat FLEE <t> (=ships); “nearly all” means last letter is dropped
Upper missing from shoe of uncommon type (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Upper missing from shoe of uncommon type <b> ROGUE (=shoe); “upper missing from” means first letter is dropped; a rogue a variation from type, hence “uncommon type”, as in rogue state, rogue cell
Wanting name for one to incorporate Scottish city in brief (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Wanting name for one to incorporate Scottish city, in brief N (=name) + [EDIN (=Scottish city, i.e. Edinburgh; “in brief” indicates abbreviation) in E.G. (=for one, for example)]
Artist diving in near fish (8)
Roman poet's defect ignoring primary dictatorial philosophy? (10)
Novel object of obsession by detective beset by ridicule (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Novel object of obsession by detective beset by ridicule [BY + DI (=detective, i.e. Detective Inspector] in MOCK (=ridicule, make fun of); the reference is to the 1851 novel by Herman Melville, in which Captain Ahab is obsessed with the whale Moby Dick
Who could have no stress with vocalising ultimately? (9)
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Who could have no stress with vocalising ultimately? *(NO STRESS + <vocalisin> G ); “ultimately” means last letter only is used in anagram, indicated by “could”; semi- & lit.
Bird featured in comic story on the radio (7)
Contemptible attention covering Scottish garment being flipped up (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Contemptible attention covering Scottish garment being flipped up KILT (=Scottish garment) in EAR (=attention, as in to lend an ear to ); “being flipped up” indicates reversal
Slightly elevated favouring university declaration initially (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Slightly elevated , favouring university declaration, initially PRO (=favouring) + U (=university) + D <eclaration> (“initially” means first letter only); a proud nail-head projects or stands out from a plane surface
Working around new edition of rag or newspaper? (5)
Small book in recess (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Small book in recess B (=book) in BAY (=recess, in land form; e.g. a baby carrot is a small one
Type letters or click words in the clue