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With difficulty one respects things everyone knows (11)
Cracked like cracknel? (5)
Servant concealing crime in church building (9)
Pleasure has to be taking in quiet trees (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Pleasure has to be taking in quiet trees [P (=quiet, i.e. piano , in music) + PINES (=trees)] in HAS
Men going both ways holding front of this spinning device (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Men going both ways holding front of this spinning device T <his> (“front of” means first letter only) in [RO (OR=other ranks; “going both ways” means also reversed) + OR (=men, i.e. other ranks)]
Question expert posed about neutron sceptically (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Question expert posed about neutron, sceptically ASK (=question, as verb) + [N (=neutron) in ACE (=expert)]
Mozart symphony about to be returned after Judge finished with it (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Mozart symphony about to be returned after Judge finished with it J (=judge) + UP (=finished, over) + IT + ER (RE=about, i.e. regarding; “to be returned” indicates reversal); the Jupiter Symphony is Mozart’s Symphony 41 in C major.
Fugitive advanced into part of airport (7)
Excessive ability holding doctor back (7)
Soporific plant left world leader losing power (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Soporific plant left world leader losing power L (=left) + <p> OTUS (=world leader, i.e. President of the United States; “losing power (=P, in physics)” means letter “p” is dropped); cf. the Lotus-eaters, from the Odyssey
Cat’s important role secondarily in economy (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Cat ’s important role, secondarily in economy MAIN (=important, principal) + [<r> O <le> (“secondarily” means second letter only) in ECON (=economy)]; a Maine Coon is a large cat with a long tail
Be surrounded by everyone in family on arriving at last (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Be surrounded by everyone in family on arriving at last ALL (=everyone) in [FAM (=family) + ON + <arrivin> G (“at last” means last letter only)]
A cross and diamonds removed from clock face indicating rotation? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A cross and diamonds removed from clock face, indicating rotation? A + X (=cross, i.e. pictorially) + <d> IAL (=clock face; “ diamonds (=D, in cards) removed” means letter “d” is dropped)
Tyres openly moulded in synthetic material (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Tyres penalty moulded in synthetic material *(TYRES PENALTY); “moulded” is anagram indicator
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Old-fashioned part of wheel’s rotation finally very loud? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Old-fashioned part of wheel’s rotation finally very loud OUT (=old-fashioned, not in) + SPOKE (=part of wheel) + <rotatio> N (“finally” means last letter only); outspoken is very loud, vocal, with one’s opinions
Unknown figure is elevated in style of heavenly regions (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Unknown figure is elevated in style of heavenly regions [Y (=unknown figure, in algebra) + SI (IS; “elevated” means vertically reversed)] in ÉLAN (=style, dash)
Exceedingly wily imprisoning rebellious soldiers … (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Exceedingly wily, imprisoning rebellious soldiers … [UP (=rebellious, in mutiny) + REME (=soldiers, i.e. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)] in SLY (=wily)
… soldiers run to be caught by police (5)
Expression of self one finally achieved with post-death message (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Expression of self , one finally achieved with post-death message <on> E (“finally” means last letters only) + GOT (=achieved, obtained) + RIP (=post-death message, i.e. Rest In Peace)
Barely filled tin after inserting stone? On the contrary (5)
Vaguely observed international judge going round Italy (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Vaguely observed international judge going round Italy INT (=international) + [I (=Italy, in IVR) in HEAR (=judge, try)]; according to Chambers , “in the air” means “prevalent in a vague or indefinite form”, hence “vaguely observed”
Very close though filling wide area (4)
A lot of sackcloth offering a thrill in an obvious way? (9)
Tout Seine (9)
Deal with again? Deal with her afresh around noon (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Deal with again? Deal with her afresh around noon N (=noon) in *(DEAL + HER); “afresh” is anagram indicator
Seasonal entertainment used to be a sea voyage (7)
Old and mean but not at first too old (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Old and mean but not at first too old O (=old, as in Old Testament ) + <a> VERAGE (=mean, in statistics; “not at first” means first letter is dropped)
Story about fellow would be biography (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Story about fellow would be biography F (=fellow) in LIE (=story, untruth); e.g. A Life of Charles Dickens would be a biography
Suggestion burying uncovered bulb will produce flower (5)
Wanders over entering site of battle (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Wanders over, entering site of battle O (=over, on cricket scorecard) in MONS (=site of battle, in WW1); to moon is to wander about listlessly or gaze vacantly
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