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Perhaps China contracted large plant (6)
Seizing power icon goes berserk with gun (8)
Fairground Attraction sing in American English? Au contraire! (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[US (=American) + E (=English)] in CAROL (=(to) sing)
Silence irritable reggae musician (6)
Rival school senior journalist has primarily touted for daughter (10)
Shock and anger reduced after a bit of laughter (4)
Dodges international statisticians except when in recession at the outset (8)
Mischievous wife chose to get rid of priest (6)
Oil and gas circumventing limits of renewable energy (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ R <enewabl> E (“limits of” means first and last letters only”) in GAS] + E (=energy)
American buggers bleat about dry bread (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CIA (=American “buggers”, i.e. those placing bugs to spy on people) + [TT (=dry, i.e. teetotal) in BAA (=bleat, of sheep)]
Animals cold when taking temperature (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (=cold, as on tap) + [T (=temperature) in AS (=when, as conjunction)]
Crustacean is bred with carp by mistake (10)
Surplus sandwiches left one boy wanting more (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[L (=left) + I (=one)] in OVER (=surplus, remaining); Oliver Twist was a “boy wanting more” to eat in the book by Charles Dickens
Matching silver jewellery item worn by celeb regularly (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AG (=silver, i.e. chemical symbol) + [<c> E <l> E <b> (“regularly” means alternate letters only) in RING (=jewellery item)]
Spot others failing to finish very strong coffee (8)
One who pulls the boss at Christmas remains flushed over drinks (6)
Down
Muse drummer at opera houses (5)
Stumped ring representative and show annoyance (5)
Country's old hotels refurbished (7)
Arranged mountain climbing to accommodate the author's exercise regime (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (=the author, i.e. our setter Amoeba) in [SET (=arranged, placed) + ALP (=mountain)]; “climbing” indicates vertical reversal
Loose sex in France? (7)
Dance around that endlessly again and again (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (=around, i.e. circa) + <t> HA <t> (“endlessly” means first and last letters are dropped); “again and again” means that this combination is repeated twice
Shot in leg honourable chap's careless (9)
What might change very revolutionary small island paramilitary force? (9)
Upset a vocally discontented tosser is there until morning (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(A + V <ocall> Y + TOSSER); “dis- content -ed” means all contents are lost and only first and last letters are retained in anagram, indicated by “upset”
Makes certain criticism when head's not there with son (7)
City firm suppresses drunken outburst before shareholder meeting cut short (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[HIC (=drunken “outburst”, i.e. a burp!) + AG <m> (=shareholder meeting, i.e. Annual General Meeting; “cut short” means last letter is dropped)] in CO (=firm, i.e. company)
Alleged communist supports party dropping Republican (7)
Children initially enjoy SpongeBob SquarePants game with mates (5)
Orphan returned home in natty trousers (5)
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