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What may be used to display alarm and conflict (7)
Potter character somewhat covered by that? Not entirely (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( A BIT [somewhat]) contained in (covered by) THA T excluding the final letter (not entirely) T
Monarch’s retinue about to receive English vegetable (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( COURT [the body of persons who form the sovereign’s suite or council; monarch’s retinue] containing [about] GET [to receive]) + E (English)
Political publication King used during diplomacy (5)
Rapacious swaggering dandies avoiding losing head (12)
Vehicle that would change hands for fan of the goldfield? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R AND [abbreviation for Witwaters RAND [a rocky ridge in NE South Africa which contains the richest gold deposits in the world] + L OVER (fan) with the R (right hand) and L (left hand) changing places (changing hands) to form L AND R OVER
Kids taken aback about a villain in Wind in the Willows ? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TOTS (kids) reversed (taken aback) containing (about) A
Old note terminating military commission early (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BREVE T (a military commission entitling an officer to take rank above that for which he receives pay) excluding the final letter (terminating early) T
Religious person’s money accepted by the best class of drivers? (9)
Marine expert travelling to cooling sea (12)
Roofing expert in row about line (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TIER (row) containing (about) L (line)
Arctic bird heading for Spitsbergen currently pursued by fool (9)
Greek goddess encountered in symbol of Diana? (7)
Fast dog - sudden move - about to return (7)
Down
Composer having disgusted sound about contralto (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BAH (expression of disgust or contempt.) containing (about) C (contralto)
Dull taking top off becoming flashy (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C LOUD (to dull) excluding the first letter (top of) C
Pitcher? A vile urn smashed where 11 might crop up (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
JUG (pitcher, both are vessels for holding and pouring liquids) + an anagram of (smashed) A VILE URN
25 allocated to satellite in comparative measurement (5)
Finance expert curtailing indulgence? More likely (9)
Temptation to dismiss one MCC player? (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BA I T (temptation) excluding (to dismiss) I (Roman numeral for one)
Thomas bottling smoke up I see – seriously funny? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( TOM [Thomas] containing [bottling] CIGAR [a smoke] reversed [up; down entry]) + I + C (see [the third letter of the alphabet])
Deep-voiced female singer: what’s she like as a whole? (10)
Performers argue vaguely about limitations to roles? It’s sweet (11)
Wildly flout code about book like Lord Byron? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (wildly) FLOUT CODE containing (about) B (book)
An absurd hairstyle upswept covering heads of Brits and Europeans before the war (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AN + ( MULLET [defined by Chambers as a hairstyle that is short at the front, long at the back, and ridiculous all round ; absurd hairstyle] reversed [upswept; down entry] and containing [covering] BE [ first letters of {heads of} each of B RITS and E UROPEANS)
Unusually social Minister turning up outside one given to speechifying? (9)
Morbid person to pull up outside house (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LUG (pull) reversed (up; down entry) containing (outside) HO (house)
Insect turning up in cloth tomorrow (4)
Try with courage running short (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HEAR T (courage) excluding the final letter (running short) T
Right about a treacherous sort (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RT (right) containing (about) A
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