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Film and book with curtailed scope (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (book) + AMBI t (scope) excluding the final letter (curtailed) T
Dancing nymphs around love deity, ultimately - or Jupiter, perhaps (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( Anagram of [dancing] NYMPHS containing [around] O (character representing zero [love score at tennis]) + Y ( last letter [ultimately] of deit Y )
Heavy garment, one adopted by cottager at work (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (one) contained in (adopted by) an anagram of (at work) COTTAGER
IT device penned verse in 2000 (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MM (Roman numerals for decimal 2000) containing (penned) ODE (verse)
A surprised comment about debut of theatre performer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + ( COR [expression of surprise] containing [about] T [ first letter of {debut} T heatre])
Quality of theatre company leading us in acts, I fancy (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( CO [company] + US ) contained in ( an anagram of [fancy] ACTS I )
Source of cholesterol in eggs carried by Greek shopkeeper (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( C [ first letter of [source of] C holesterol] contained in [in] ROE [fish eggs]) all contained in (carried by) GR (Greek)
French not initially accepting quantity of work, having a bad reaction (8)
Shot zero with gun (8)
Church to copy large one of its subdivisions (6)
Coffer artist depicted with golden band (9)
American subject taking in English and Irish county (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MATH (American term equivalent to the British term MATHS [school subject]) containing (taking in) E (English)
Cries: "Absolutely!," hugging couple of students (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
YES (absolutely) containing (hugging) ( L [learner; student] + L [learner; student] – couple of students)
Redesigned portative water transport (9)
Tory regularly embracing rocky movement? One talks nonsense (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TR ( letters 1 and 3 [regularly] of T o R y) containing (embracing) WADDLE (walking with a clumsy rocking gait; rocky movement)
Destructive pest taking rear off place (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LOCUS t (destructive insect or pest) excluding the final letter (taking rear off) T
Down
Cosmological hypothesis second-rate, going by earth’s development (3,4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
B (second-rate) + an anagram of (development) GOING BY EARTH
Person skilful in a version of some art (7)
Run into detective, blocking awkward ambush (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( R [run] contained in [into] ‘ TEC [detective]) all contained in (blocking) INEPT (awkward)
Struggle with incomplete catchphrase (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SLOG (long exhausting work; a struggle) + AN d (with) excluding the final letter (incomplete) D
Dignified base of monument - damage just around that (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( MAR [damage] + ONLY [just]) containing (round) T ( last letter of [base of] monumen T )
Our group pursuing smell to find decomposing matter (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HUM (smell) + US (our group)
Falling asleep, note, unusual in Government (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
N (note) + ODD (unusual) + IN + G (government)
Continual shuffling of positions: sadly classic HR aim around university (7,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (sadly) CLASSIC HR AIM containing (around) U (university)
What about phosphorus: nearly green for a short time (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( EH [what?] containing ([about] P [chemical symbol for phosphorus]) + EMERAL d (green colour) excluding the final letter (nearly) D
Mostly five-star dancing line in Glastonbury? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of (danicng) FIVE-STA r excluding the final letter (mostly) R + L (line)
Irish county likely to lose the light? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
If the WICK on a candle is LOW , you may soon lose the light it provides
Ultimate in film celluloid? (7)
A politician hugged by a baby? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
( A + MP [Member of Parliament; politician) contained in (hugged by) PER (each; a)
Relieved, happy to lose place (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
pl EASED (happy) excluding (to lose) PL (place)
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