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Emphasise cutting first hair (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
s TRESS (emphasise) without the initial letter or ‘cutting first’
University’s new commotion about sources of private finance usually troublesome (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
U (university) N (new) HELL (commotion) around P F U (first letters or ‘sources’ of Private Finance Usually) Thanks Quirister for spotting the error.
Diversify disrupting average with it (9)
Complete set of books contributing to endless story (5)
Joke you are returning shows some preparation (5)
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A reversal (‘returning’) of PUN (joke) UR (you are in text-speak)
Out of money? Never stop working (9)
Stout and wine likely to be emptied (6)
It could be yellow magenta or cyan possibly (6)
Rebuffed variable lines in sand leading to European complaint (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘rebuffed’) of Y (variable) and LL (lines) in BEACH (sand) E (European)
Agreed to retain King after revolution - look (5)
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OKED (agreed) around or ‘retaining’ K (King) reversed for ‘after revolution’
Mostly felt bad about second passage (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AILE d (felt bad) missing last letter or ‘mostly’ about S (second)
Right to retain excellent framework for sporting venue (9)
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RT (right) around or ‘retaining’ ACE (excellent) + RACK (framework)
Deeply explore feeling unhappy after exercises (9)
Relax with last of robbery money (5)
Down
Expensive ban keeping British out (4)
He’s to pay to get manipulated - in this? (10)
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An anagram (‘manipulated’) of HE’S TO PAY
Worthless you grant after review (8)
Commit crime - that is against pinching article? On the contrary (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IE (that is) V (against) inside or ‘pinched by’ THE (article) – ‘on the contrary’ is needed as the rest of the word play indicates that THE is being ‘pinched’
Yank returned having received liberal surplus (4)
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TUG (yank) reversed or ‘returned’ around or ‘receiving’ L (liberal)
No longer in trouble receiving no calls? (10)
Bar Tennessee having internal state (6)
Recording missing release date? Evidence of inexperience (6)
Sonic scale rearranged in Stravinsky’s style (10)
Display areas work in inactive period (10)
Conservative to begrudge accommodating another in street of houses (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (Conservative) RESENT (begrudge) around or ‘accommodating’ C (another Conservative)
A poet welcoming love in a train? (6)
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A BARD (poet) around or ‘welcoming’ O (love)
Corps cornered in amusing manoeuvre (6)
Religious court ditching latest computer programs and other oddities (6)
Some poetical lessons recalled by Fitzgerald? (4)
Reduction in expenditure importing large car part (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AXE (reduction in expenditure) around or ‘importing L (large)
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