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Aircraft from company leading the way in flying once (8)
Rogue dropping in after signs of temperature in flock (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
URCH [in] (rogue = mischievous child), dropping IN, after C + H (signs of temperature on cold and hot water taps). Flock = a church congregation.
Chocolate bar to snap (5)
Reported new part of speech within one day (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N (abbreviation for new) + NOUN (part of speech, in grammar), within ACE (one, especially in playing cards) + D (abbreviation for day). Nice bit of misdirection for a word that usually means “homophone” in crosswords.
Bibliophile say not welcoming incomplete reader (9)
Country in the direction of Northern Georgia (5)
Crew cut beginning to increase influence (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[w] EIGHT (as a verb, as in “weighted average” = increase the importance or influence of something), with the beginning letter cut. The order of the sentence is a little odd but I think that’s what Twin intended it to mean. A rowing-boat crew.
Watch me infiltrating bank that is extremely conservative (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ME inserted into TIP (bank, as a verb = of an aircraft, to tilt sideways), then IE (i.e. = abbreviation for Latin id est = that is) + end letters (extremes) of C [onservativ] E . A definition by example, though that’s not indicated: a watch is an example of a timepiece, but many timepieces are not watches.
Take the lead in frantic duel with alpha (9)
Did judge recall black journalist? (5)
Fruit dessert makers taking a Viennetta's wrapping (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GU (Gü = brand name of a company that makes desserts) + A + outer letters (wrapping) of V [iennett] A (which is also a dessert, though not one made by Gü).
Improving for ages without others (9)
Thoughtlessness of Eden largely maintained by masses (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
UTOPI [a] (Eden = an ideal place) without the last letter (largely), contained in A LOT (masses = a large amount). Metaphorically, autopilot = doing something without really thinking about it.
Rod Laver say backed to overcome forty love (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A [xl] E (a rod on which wheels are mounted), with ROD (Rod Laver, former tennis player) reversed (backing) replacing the XL (Roman numerals for forty). So the first Rod isn’t ROD but Laver is; a sneaky construction that took me a while to work out.
Demanding entry in Glaswegian houses (6)
Nifty cooking with fish finger (8)
Down
Presumably have influence holding large part of nail? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CUT ICE (as in “that doesn’t cut any ice with me” = to influence someone’s decision or opinion), containing L (abbreviation for large). I’m not sure why “presumably”, but the phrase always seems to be used in the negative so perhaps Twin means “that’s what it might mean in a positive sense”? The skin at the base of a fingernail.
French politician changing her article about country (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
L [e] PEN (Marine Le Pen, French politician), with “Le” (the definite article) in her name changed from the masculine form to the feminine form LA , all reversed (about).
Bust artist pursuing gold brass etc (9)
Stranger that drew doodle out (14)
Regularly visit hot relative (5)
Survey web about latest in chic to get back in touch (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RECON (abbreviation for reconnaissance or reconnoitre = survey, as a noun or a verb) + NET (web), around the last letter (latest) of [chi] C .
Water and grass in London park (7)
Spontaneous umpire attended sports (14)
Daring everyone to enter platform (9)
Rising beer supply in China (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ALE (beer) + CROP (supply, as a noun = the produce from food plants), all reversed (rising = upwards in a down clue), then IN .
Servant wants naked procession (7)
Feeble comedian with base lines (7)
This trembles when shut in (5)
What may poison police struggling without leadership (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (struggling) of [p] OLICE without the first letter (leadership). Abbreviation for Escherichia coli , a bacterium that can cause serious food poisoning.
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