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Author opening a chapter to cut drinks references (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Double insertion of ME (author) inside (‘opening’) A CH (a chapter) inside (‘to cut’) NECKS (drinks)
Striking sprinter's original track pants (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
s POOR (track) minus (striking) S (sprinter’s original)
Coppers deceived by an artificial drug (9)
Tight at heart miser gets even closer (5)
Who am I taking over hotel terrace? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SELF (who am I) around (‘taking over’) H
One with television set scoring every English player (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram (‘set’) of I (one) T e L e VISION (scoring/deleting every/both instances of E nglish)
One holding hand with son in love (7)
Bug agency to catch rat (6)
Tramp briskly at first say on paper round (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (briskly at first) + EG (for example, say) + reversal (’round’) of RAG (paper)
The French issue warnings (7)
Boy on vacation notices exotic pornography? (9)
New division after setback pulled together (5)
Cycling retailer admitting European ambitions (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HOPS (retailer/shop, cycling the S to the end), with E inside (admitting European)
Grounds for engagement? (9)
Line attached to electronic plug? (4)
Broadcast on genes the historical building blocks? (10)
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Arch rival is seen married off (7)
Complaining in Chinese say (9)
Banter about husband attracting a female following (5)
Cracking EV to replace Tesla essentially in development (8)
Continue to employ largely fake eponym (6)
Quickly upset like some Middle Easterners (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal (‘upset’) of IN A MO (quickly)
Stone found here rotates for grinding (7)
Bishop having sex when in his cups stops (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Insertion – if you’ll pardon the term – of B + IT inside IN HIS (cups/contains)
Climbing route put up cunning lines (8)
Praise A-road into Barking (9)
Minimise yield when under pressure (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LAY DOWN (yield, as in lay down weapons, for example) under P
One in refectory maybe finishing early left stew (7)
Cordial from the time of former monarch making comeback (7)
Hamilton e (6)
setter getting into [Sun Mirror] raised tone (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S (sun) with I (setter) getting into a reversal (‘raised’) of APE (mirror)
Drop dead before long (5)
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