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Definitions underlined in bold italics , ( Abc )* indicating anagram of Abc, {deletions} and [] other indicators.
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| 1 | Unusual Scots MP fibbed about Siamese perhaps being not involved (13) |
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UNCOMPLICATED – UNCO (Unusual in Scots) MP LIED (fibbed) about CAT (Siamese perhaps). Adds an extra line before and after |
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| 8 | I teach juggling with set principle of style (9) |
| AESTHETIC – ( I teach set )* [juggling]. | |
| 13 | Discourage animal eating turnip’s top (5) |
| DETER – DEER (animal) outside Turnip [‘s top]. | |
| 14 | Inferior cheese is months old — consume with gin, perhaps? (9) |
| MOUSETRAP – M (months) O (old) USE (consume) TRAP (gin) | |
| 15 | Chap keeping Swiss canton’s travel business (7) |
| TOURISM – TOM (man’s name; chap) outside URI’S (Swiss canton’s). | |
| 16 | Musician playing in recitals includes Tippett’s last two pieces (12) |
| CLARINETTIST – ( in recitals )* [playing] including TipeTT [‘s last two pieces]. | |
| 17 | Leader ’s alarm perhaps with state of climate? But there’s no answer (10) |
| BELLWETHER – BELL (alarm) WE{a}THER (state of climate) without the A (answer). | |
| 18 | Consternation of saint hugged by two girls (6) |
| DISMAY – S (saint) between DI and MAY (two girls). | |
| 19 | Puzzle of a wrong mark and right mark for oral presentation (8) |
| ACROSTIC – Sounds like A CROSS (wrong mark) and TICK (right mark) [for oral presentation] | |
| 21 | Give a sermon with power and range of influence (6) |
| PREACH – P (power) REACH (range of influence). | |
| 24 | Slow treacle flowing in a river (10) |
| DECELERATE – ( treacle )* [flowing] in DEE (a river). | |
| 26 | Strong declaration in favour of those abandoning the centre position (12) |
| PROTESTATION – PRO (in favour of) T{hos}E [abandoning the centre] STATION (position). | |
| 29 | Horse galloped around ring (4) |
| ROAN – RAN (galloped) round O (round letter; ring). | |
| 30 | Tricked out of diamonds after tea dance (8) |
| CHACONNE – CHA (tea) CONNE{d} (tricked) without the D (diamonds). | |
| 31 | Educated people fired by it are coming back (8) |
| LITERATI – LIT (fired), IT ARE [coming back] -> ERATI. | |
| 34 | Support alcoholic drink? Nearly all not drinking (8) |
| TEETOTAL – TEE (golf ball support) TOT (alcoholic drink) AL{l} [nearly]. | |
| 35 | Short-lived insect — he mates initially in record time (8) |
| EPHEMERA – HE M{ates} [initially], in EP (Extended Play record) ERA (time). | |
| 36 | Send a telegram with anger (4) |
| WIRE – W (with) IRE (anger). | |
| 39 | Calm northern valley of great beauty in poetic evening sunset colour (4-8) |
| EVEN-TEMPERED – N (northern) TEMPE (valley of great beauty), in EVE (poetic evening) RED (sunset colour). | |
| 40 | Fish with a nice wild sparkle (10) |
| BRILLIANCE – BRILL (fish) ( a nice )* [wild]. | |
| 43 | Fuss about name surrounded by female and male enthusiasts ? (6) |
| FANDOM – A double inclusion ADO (fuss) about N (name), in F (female) M (male). | |
| 44 | Alcoholic drinks with a lot of ice beat writer (8) |
| GINSBERG – GINS (alcoholic drinks) BERG (a lot of ice). | |
| 45 | What’s in a can of beer ? Weight I would gain (6) |
| WIDGET – W (weight) I’D (I would) GET (gain). | |
| 49 | What newspapers want academic craft? (10) |
| READERSHIP – READER (academic) SHIP (craft). | |
| 51 | Madly irate lunatic with unclear speech (12) |
| INARTICULATE – ( irate lunatic )* [madly] | |
| 53 | National poet’s got backing in India more than once (7) |
| ISRAELI – LEAR’S (pet’s) reversed [got backing] -> SRAEL, in I I (India more than once). | |
| 54 | Fraud has Charlie and Tanya consistently left short (9) |
| CHARLATAN – CHARL{ie} A{nd} TAN{ya} all without their last two letters [consistently left short]. Nice one. I don’t think I’ve seen that wordplay device before. | |
| 55 | One having to complain about girl (5) |
| NAOMI – I (one) MOAN (complain) [about] -> NAOMI. | |
| 56 | Second French cathedral throws out daughter with a mammal (9) |
| MONOTREME – MO (second) NOTRE {da}ME (French cathedral) without the D (daughter) and A. | |
| 57 | Chambers perhaps with entries for second and note optional (13) |
| DISCRETIONARY – DICTIONARY (Chambers perhaps) including S (second) and RE (note). | |
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| 1 | Open University took chances during study that’s set up (9) |
| UNDECIDED – | |
| 2 | Weapon category including uranium and tritium primarily (7) |
| CUTLASS – | |
| 3 | Slightly spoil spirit for the whole year (10) |
| MARGINALLY – | |
| 4 | Allowed to hold naughty child, one clinging on forcefully (6) |
| LIMPET – | |
| 5 | Where to hear a major Roman poet supporting emperor’s retinue? (5,7) |
| COURT MARTIAL – | |
| 6 | Prize short willow, perhaps on a southern river (8) |
| TREASURE – | |
| 7 | A place for the rest of pupils either end of dining-room (4) |
| DORM – | |
| 8 | Be sensitively aware of increase in price (10) |
| APPRECIATE – | |
| 9 | Item of furniture’s alight (6) |
| SETTLE – | |
| 10 | Height on river wave — such a one could damage locks (12) |
| HOUSEBREAKER – | |
| 11 | Perhaps piece of chicken’s off with temperature going over (5) |
| THIGH – | |
| 12 | Remove pinches rum in school (13) |
| COMPREHENSIVE – | |
| 20 | Rage after Sir takes time for one more rum (8) |
| STRANGER – | |
| 22 | I am appearing in a country film (9) |
| ANIMATION – | |
| 23 | Announce concert including the French in Channel Islands (8) |
| PROCLAIM – | |
| 25 | Cold meat on sale finally with Christmas coming up is a slow mover (9) |
| CHAMELEON – | |
| 27 | Fitting garment with the necessary skill (8) |
| SUITABLE – | |
| 28 | Company representative has residence and second pad (8) |
| COMPRESS – | |
| 29 | An element of resistance with King Arthur’s father taking girl into marketplace (13) |
| RUTHERFORDIUM – | |
| 32 | Opponents met wrangling for delay (12) |
| POSTPONEMENT – | |
| 33 | What aids preservation for rare tiger all over the place (12) |
| REFRIGERATOR – | |
| 37 | House band making only one side of an LP? (10) |
| SEMICIRCLE – | |
| 38 | Indistinct slur concealing a new instruction to musicians (10) |
| DIMINUENDO – | |
| 41 | End of English eleven one short with time up in test (9) |
| EXTREMITY – | |
| 42 | Who painted only at sea in shades like crimson and scarlet? (8) |
| REYNOLDS – | |
| 46 | Cereal managed in Angola without key nitrogen (7) |
| GRANOLA – | |
| 47 | Rise high like magpie circling rook (6) |
| ASPIRE – | |
| 48 | Note good trap needed for seal (6) |
| SIGNET – | |
| 50 | Island a Republican managed (5) |
| ARRAN – | |
| 52 | Boy eats right sort of fat (4) |
| LARD – | |
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