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Delicate shot dealing with service when returning (8)
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GO (shot) + RE (dealing with) MASS (service) reversed
Show contempt for playwright copying Psmith? (5)
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Psmith → PSHAW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
Former South American king provided for driver (2-3)
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INCA (former South American) R (king)
Bad spirit more or less reflected a lack of claret (9)
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CA (more or less) + reversal of NO (a lack of) MEDOC (claret) I eventually got this from the wordplay, but for a long time I had C _ _ _ DERON (NO RED reversed).
Mistake during dive, leaving five engineers behind (8)
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ERR (mistake) in DIVE – V (five) + RE (engineers)
Daughter first mentioned unopened window (6)
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D (daughter) + FORMER (first mentioned) without the first letter
Frankly weird present heralded by hearts on card (7,7)
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OUTRÉ (weird) SERVE (present) preceded by H (hearts) next to WIT (card)
Silly wet males not for Germaine Greer, say (5,2,7)
Work over there has Hebe in the middle (6)
Presume Spooner's cook specially shaped dish? (4,4)
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switch first letters of BAKE (cook) MOLD (specially shaped dish?)
Learning lover's posh but heartless, fancy him a lot (9)
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P{os}H + anagram of HIM A LOT A lover of learning.
Very hearty sandwiches to cut into triangles? (5)
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HALE (hearty) around (sandwiches) V (very)
Assigned to classes, letting name go on a list (5)
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RANKED (assigned to classes) – N (name) I thought the meaning here was ‘angled’, but perhaps I’m wrong.
One man's retreat out of Moscow, primarily the stuff of history (8)
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HERMITAGE (one man’s retreat) – M (Moscow, primarily)
Down
If heard, a dog can be found (5)
Mute used by violinist, otherwise racket pierces terribly (7)
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OR (otherwise) DIN (racket) in SO (terribly)
Soaking allotment opened by official staff (10)
Toss sticks at the seaside (4)
Innkeeper's yearly drink cut by doctor (7)
Note struggle behind house, result of shooting there? (4,5)
Unfriendly judge goes after successful outcome (6)
Undesirable growth of plant factory justified in report (6)
Ring sailor in race that's lost time — he'll protest (10)
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BELL (ring) YACHTER (sailor in race) – T (time) My last one in.
Thin cleaner not thin enough to fit around piano (9)
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TOO THICK (not thin enough) around P (piano) I liked this one.
Prisoner with muscles died gripping that bunk (7)
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ABS (muscles) D (died) around (gripping) CON (prisoner)
Number one hit, of course? (3,4)
Hasty dairy supplier not quite filling tin (6)
Real man using lasso under pressure (6)
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ROPER (man using lasso) after P (proper)
Prison officers were kept in by delay (5)
Something for the offertory when in church? (4)
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