Across
Cross about Scottish inventor being guest announcer (8)
Computer part used in US city work (6)
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L.A. (PT) OP.
Later events ruined that frame (9)
Ocean feature ruined at the outset, covered in fuel (5)
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CO(R[uined])AL.
Republican backing vote for quite some time? (4)
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YEA + R.
What may indicate rest of Hampshire region? (3,6)
Completely exhausted, given ovation on departure? (7-3)
Hard avoiding the children in college (4)
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T[h]E + CH.
Nine capturing live goat (4)
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I(BE)X.
Standard reference point? We align uneasily (4,6)
Weakened terms in lease when payment ran out (9)
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[leas]E [whe]N + FEE + BLED. The use of term for last letter seems to have jumped from Mephisto into the daily.
Petrol company's hosting American Rolls (4)
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B(A)P’S, British Petroleum, a company I have owned several times.
Soldiers excessively quiet when crossing furthest part of border (5)
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T([borde]R)OO P.
Revised recent idea, not needing America to act as peacemaker (9)
Advanced source of entertainment I found in the French country (6)
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L(A,TV,I)A. A complex cryptic with a lot of ways to go wrong.
This reduced each example of criminal behaviour (8)
Down
Shot 500 sheep (4)
Film at sea, perhaps type to include river (2,3,10)
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ON THE WATER + F(R)ONT. Undoubtedly biffed by many solvers.
Data presentation showing reduction initially in pub opening hours (3,5)
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BAR G(R[eduction])AP + H
Component of basic education adopted by spare master (5)
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LEA(R)N.
TV host's job curtailed after article (6)
Retired copper with personnel in support restrain New York man (10,5)
Sea creature: plan to net one going over western sound (5,5)
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P(I)LOT + W + HALE. The palin whale does not exist!
Question posed in shock English musical number (4,4)
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S(HOW)TUN + E.
Possibly flat account: the same, though not in charge (10)
One's boring regular practice took effect (5,3)
Flying ace destined to be consumed by anger (8)
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A IR(BORN)E.
Upturn in illumination with Greek character here? (6)
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LED upside-down + PHI. Since Delphi was the site of an oracle, presumably our Greek friend found the light here.
Diver's first above long drop (5)
Refuse to accept study on undetermined quantity (4)
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DEN + Y. Another of the same – the setter seems to have run out of novel ideas.
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