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Rich water source no longer fresh (7)
Old painter showing origins of unique Celtic instrument (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
U C (first letters or ‘origins’ of Unique and Celtic) CELLO (instrument) – a new artist for us
Nimble chap’s put in illuminated sign except for last letter (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HE’S (chap’s) inside or ‘put in’ LIT (illuminated) OME n (sign) except for last letter
Approach repair quickly (5)
Last letter over backing a highly-regarded person (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
O (over) and a reversal or ‘backing’ of A GEM (highly regarded person)
Time to request church working group (9)
Enthusiast runs into part of golf course - obstacle beside the fairway? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NUT (enthusiast) + R (runs) inside TEE (part of golf course)
Not so much carrying log after one bout of poor health (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LESS (not so much) around or ‘carrying’ LN (natural logarithm – ‘log’) after I (one). We had to check the abbreviation for logarithms.
Producer of stage works skinned zebra? Source of indignation (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
c ROSSIN g (‘zebra’ missing first and last letters or ‘skinned’) and I (first letter or ‘source’ of indignation)
Noblewoman Early English appearing in newspapers? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E E (Early English) ‘appearing’ in PRESS (newspapers)
Observed the writer very blunt in speech (9)
Love in the current scenario is a refuge (5)
Uncovered foolish ideas in skateboard manoeuvre (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
f OLLIE s (foolish ideas) missing first and last letters or ‘uncovered’. We’d never heard of this manoeuvre but guessed it when we had the crossing letters.
Attack weak crew holding in first of oars (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
W (weak) EIGHT (crew) around or ‘holding’ IN + O (first letter of oars)
French make no use of turning tool (7)
Irish girl with reduced requirement for return after college (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘for return’) of NEE d (requirement) missing last letter or ‘reduced’ after COLL (college)
Down
Regulation upset eccentric French speaker (7)
Woodworking tool in hall at Hereford (5)
New mark of excellence in Glyndebourne speciality mostly alfresco (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N (new) A1 (mark of excellence) in OPER a (‘Glyndebourne speciality’) missing last letter or ‘mostly’
Pay for article coming between extreme parts of chicken (11)
Deny rejecting official employment (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ref USE (deny) without or ‘rejecting’ REF (official)
Painstaking group of travellers going round Spain (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CARFUL (group of travellers) ‘going around’ E (Spain)
Steward’s assistant never lead unfortunately (9)
Overwhelm work on iron (7)
Drunk is in Washington area swallowing litres – a source of much pain (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SIPPED (drunk) + IS ‘in’ DC (Washington area) around or ‘swallowing’ L (litres)
Group overturned wobbly easel around large pieces of mosaic (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘overturned’) of SET (group) + an anagram (‘wobbly’) of EASEL around L (large)
Quickly list river fish originating in France (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R (river) EEL (fish) OF (originating in) F (France)
I take a long time to acquire right cameras? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’M AGES (I take a long time) around or ‘acquiring’ R (right)
Historic recording: company uplifted most of sound (7)
Poet readily suppressing source of folly (7)
Jabber not mentioning your slight burn (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S yr INGE (jabber) without or ‘not mentioning’ ‘yr’ (your)
Walk on water at the outset? Amazing! (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Initial letters or ‘at the outset’ of Walk On Water
Type letters or click words in the clue