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Drunk on return gets dry? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
If you DE – WET something you could be drying it, so DE-WETS reversed, somewhat unusual construction
Plenty of opium lies oddly discarded after being split up (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Well this took a bit of decoding, remove the odd letters of o P i U m L i E s and let it split up – insert into ONCE – after
Omit old Tory leader concealing fungal growth (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EX – old & CEP – type of mushroom or fungus & T(ory)
The moment fool gets Irishwoman bit of shamrock (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ASS – fool & OONA – an Irish woman’s name & a bit of S(hamrock)
To the best of my knowledge Caesarean's largely safe I snarled (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A snarled up [CAESAREANS I SAF(e) – largely ]*
Yen is accepted by Netherlands informally in periodically cut-off community (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Y(en) & IS inside HOLLAND as the Netherlands is often wrongly described
Sticky substance found in 50% of raw vegetables (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Half of CRUD(ites)
Four Roman cardinals get together for a beer (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
M, I , L & D are all Roman numerals or cardinals
May 5th: Time for male rector instead of female to arrive at estuary (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
May 5th is FIFTH OF MAY. Replace the M in May with T(ime), R(ector) for the second F(emale) in FIFTH. Blimey Eccles is making the blogging tricky today
Bringing up inspiring boy and little sister (like I'm doing here) (14)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HE – boy & SIS(ter) in PARENTING
Joke about European ship (8)
Deprive staff including head of recruitment (6)
Facility functions in rough sea (8)
The French soon intimidate (6)
Down
Small gardens can be asymmetrical (4)
Freeing former partner gangster suppresses short oath (7)
Forceful chap I met at sea (8)
Review of chest enhancement (A to G) provides reminders (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The chest enhancement could be a TITS OP(eration) reversed – reviewed & the music NOTES A through G
Peccadillo of a hotelier is cuddling cleaner (6)
Reformed addict possibly damaged neurons (7)
Beatles song with no introduction about a time of celebration (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A inside (y)ESTER DAY
Telling rash lies about extended study periods? (11)
Cleaner entering houses with extremely brusque bigot (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MOP = cleaner in 2 x HO(use) & extremes of B(rusqu)E
Treat from Filbert mostly the best compiler (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
They can be Hazelnut chocolates and Filberts are Hazelnuts so NO 1 – number 1 – the best & most of SETTE(r)
What generoSity shows reportedly? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
We have a “LARGE S”
Shoot nurse working to protect king (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TEND – to nurse & R – Rex, king & ON – working
Campaigning is never about displaying flag (6)
Design tight pants - Amen! (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue