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Dropping head of recruitment working for client (6)
Drug gang's leader is ambitious (8)
One shifts gear and runs over former war reporter (6)
Embraces Conservative measures to tackle left (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( C [Conservative] + INCHES [measures]) containing (to tackle) L [left])
BSE in facecloth worried high ranking official (14)
Knock back complaint about current collection of politicians (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RAP (knock) reversed (back) + ( LAMENT [complaint] containing [about] I [electric current])
Perhaps lead Mike away with others (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
M ETAL (lead is an example of a METAL ) excluding (away) M (Mike is the international radio communication codeword for the letter M )
Melania's drinking spirit (4)
Spooner's erroneous practice shot in Greenwich or Berlin? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reverend Spooner would have pronounced SONGWRITER as WRONG [erroneous] + SIGHTER [practice shot])
Upset small child I don't know about death and seek offers for work (14)
Penny running around lake? Keep going (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( P [penny] + ON [working; running]) containing (around) LOUGH (Irish form of loch or lake)
Tory gets 50% off excellent headwear (6)
Clothing industry fashion shoot is back inside (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DART (run fast; shoot) reversed (back) and contained in (inside) RAGE (“it’s all the RAGE “, “it’s the fashion”)
Idiot in school gets pain from exercising (6)
Down
A very dirty look (4)
Coach leaves with singer (7)
Essential ingredients of cold liver and hot milk in salad dressing (8)
Period of abstinence stopping at home in prospect for Carol (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( LENT [a period of fasting or abstinence in the Christian calendar] contained in [stopping] IN [at home]) all contained in (in) SIGHT (prospect)
Deleting information about houses set on fire (6)
Live as a monk? (7)
Monstrous ogre welcoming stint as preacher (9)
Millions keep supporting company line abandoned in rush to produce chicken soup? (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CO (company) + M (millions) + FORT (stronghold; keep) + F L OOD (rush) excluding (abandoned) L (line) – ( M and FORT are below and therefore supporting CO in this down entry)
Editor Morgan briefly stopped by editor Philip - he's a danger to children (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PIER S (reference PIERS Morgan [born 1965], former tabloid newspaper editor) excluding the final letter (briefly) S containing (stopped by) ( ED [editor] + PIP [Philip])
Expose gang involved in fight (8)
Starting late Trump succeeded playing golf - or perhaps lied? (7)
Passionate after river drive perhaps (7)
Desire knight to have bigger clothing (6)
Get fluorine out to corrode metal? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
F ETCH (get) excluding (out) F (chemical symbol for fluorine)
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