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Has eldest turned out to be indestructible? (9)
Almost everyone on board attending a dance (5)
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AL[L] inside SS (on board a ship), add A.
Sweet little thing found in harem perhaps (7)
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whimsical double definition.
Girl on vacation having affair — such excitement! (7)
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G[ir]L, AMOUR = affair.
I had lunch outside King's Cross (5)
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I ATE with R for king inside.
Huge waste ending in ruin of philosopher (9)
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EPIC (huge) UREA (waste product) N (end of ruin).
Composer angrily rails at heartless court (9)
Expose stomach for audience (4)
Old queen lazed around? (4)
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she DID O i.e. did nothing. Seen this one before.
Scrap university competition to secure new expedition vessel (9)
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END (scrap) U (univ.) RACE (competition), insert N for new. Sailing ship used by Shackleton to go to Antarctica in 1914.
Crazy Sunday with VIP, drinking this? (3,2,4)
Relative in detention centre an Indian copper once (5)
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N the middle letter of detention, ANNA an old Indian coin.
Chopper to take off without His Majesty? On the contrary (7)
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LEAVE inside C.R., not the opposite, ‘without’.
Sister might appear thus to people (7)
Old carouser settled youngster's case (5)
Two promises becoming a curse (5,4)
Down
Chap turning on female cashier (7)
Cry on bishop's resignation? It will leave a hole (3)
Great throw, just missing top (8)
Remove Republican gatecrashing facility (5)
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EASE = facility, insert R.
Meant to be grand inside, if ornate (9)
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(INSIDE IF)* with G inserted. I thought at first the definition was going to be ‘ornate’, but it’s a nice anagrind.
Importance of figures executive originally disappearing (6)
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STATUES (figures) loses the E (executive originally).
Promiscuous and outspoken cleric, unpredictable customer (5,6)
Organise a selection to be broadcast (7)
Ditching Bonn mandate perverse (11)
Wordy tome His Eminence has taken into house (9)
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HE’S (His Eminence has) inside TAURUS a house of the zodiac.
Dish of sturgeon occasionally expensive in France (8)
Some in Paris concealing failing schemes (7)
Called for work to block river Dee (7)
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ACT (work, perform) inside EXE (the River), Dee the letter D.
Right place for a quarrel? (6)
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where your quarrel or crossbow arrow is kept.
District hospital defended by old man (5)
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SIRE (old man) with H inside.
Writer's unfinished work? I don't like it (3)
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