0xharib/xword2 · Datasets at Hugging Face

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Man donates freely for memorial (9)	HEADSTONE	Definition: memorial ~~(MAN DONATES)* oops!~~ HE + DONATES
Raffle highly esteemed and new (5,4)	PRIZE DRAW	Definition: Raffle PRIZED + RAW (new)
Entering a large store, parking drink (7)	ALCOPOP	Definition: drink P[arking] in A L CO-OP
Allows to go free the wrong way round shops (7)	OUTLETS	Definition: shops LETS OUT written "the wrong way round"
Sailing east, moving over area (2,3)	AT SEA	Definition: Sailing EAST* + A
Ruin portal, smashed by force (2,3)	DO FOR	Definition: Ruin F in DOOR
A fivefold representation of the first person to become an artist (2,6)	AI WEIWEI	Definition: an artist A + five first-person pronouns: I WE I WE I, for this Chinese artist. Hard to get if you don't know the name, even after understanding the cryptic structure, with ME and US as possible components as well as I and WE
Short song embraced by revolutionary had poetic quality? (6)	RHYMED	Definition: had poetic quality HYM[N] in RED
Condense message about effectiveness of skin treatment? (4,4)	BOIL DOWN	Definition: Condense Double definition: a skin treatment might encourage a boil to subside
Minister, one very celebrity-oriented type of preacher (10)	REVIVALIST	Definition: type of preacher REV (minister) + I + V + A-LIST
Tiny tot's back needing a scratch? (6)	TITCHY	Definition: Tiny [to]T + ITCHY
Losing weight using nice drug freely (8)	REDUCING	Definition: Losing weight (NICE DRUG)
Marine creatures in line by rocks (3,4)	SEA MICE	Definition: Marine creatures SEAM (line) + ICE (diamonds, rocks). Despite its name, the Sea Mouse is actually a type of worm
Unexpected spare time — yours truly is out for a walk (7)	TRAIPSE	Definition: a walk Anagram of SPARE TIME less ME
Story about bad back inclined to go wrong (8)	FALLIBLE	Definition: inclined to go wrong Reverse of ILL in FABLE
Outlaw put a strain on Irish town (6)	BANTRY	Definition: Irish town BAN (to outlaw) + TRY (put a strain on). Bantry is a town in County Cork
In literature, playwright Simon is one sort of writer (10)	LIBRETTIST	Definition: one sort of writer BRETT IS in LIT. Simon Brett is probably best known as a writer of crime fiction, but he has also written some plays
Umpire's decision in game — a catch in the deep? (6)	RULING	Definition: Umpire's decision R[ugby] U[nion] + LING (fish)
Sanctity of Hindu festival by Scottish water (8)	HOLINESS	Definition: Sanctity HOLI (Hindu spring festical) + [Loch] NESS
Poison making one number — one going to bed, confined (8)	NICOTINE	Definition: Poison I + COT in NINE
Words of commendation by no means rare (4,4)	WELL DONE	Definition: Words of commendation Double definition, with "rare" referring to the cooking of meat
Leading characters in key operation (6)	QWERTY	Definition: Leading characters in key operation Cryptic definition
Amount of radiation that could make one restive (7)	SIEVERT	Definition: Amount of radiation RESTIVE
Demonstrator concealing identity or one giving something away? (8)	PROVIDER	Definition: one giving something away ID in PROVER (one who demonstrates)
Candidate wants success in this, taking so long reading (2-8)	BY-ELECTION	Definition: Candidate wants success in this BYE (goodbye, so long) + LECTION (reading)
Boards succeed when limiting costs ultimately (4,2)	GETS ON	Definition: Boards [cost]S in GET ON (success)
Caravan about to disappear before wet weather (5,5)	CAMEL TRAIN	Definition: Caravan CA (circa, about) + MELT + TRAIN
Naval right established by sailing father or son over time (8)	CABOTAGE	Definition: Naval right CABOT (John Cabot, 15th century explorer, or his son Sebastian) + AGE (time).
Scrap not ending with desire to be harridan-like (8)	SHREWISH	Definition: harridan-like SHRE[D] + WISH
Place wrecked by heroic Joshua, originally (7)	JERICHO	Definition: Place wrecked by heroic Joshua, originally Anagram of HEROIC + J[oshua], &lit, referring to Joshua's conquest of the city of Jericho by marching round the walls blowing trumpets. ("And the walls came a-tumbling down")
Like a couple crossing island vales (6)	ADIEUX	Definition: vales I in A DEUX, with "vales" as the plural of "vale" = Latin "farewell"
Courage in conflict — that's nothing for ace (6)	BOTTLE	Definition: Courage BATTLE (conflict) with O (nothing) replacing A
Dash at a clip round horse, then old banger (9)	CHIPOLATA	Definition: banger H[orse] and O[ld], separately, in (AT A CLIP)
Rebellious Gaul's broken end off daggers (5)	OBELI	Definition: daggers OBELI[X] – Gaulish character in the Asterix books
Correct conclusion is to embrace yours truly (5)	EMEND	Definition: Correct ME (yours truly) in END (conclusion)
Externally graceful, gaining in love? (9)	GLAMOROUS	Definition: Externally graceful, gaining in love G[racefu]L + AMOROUS, &lit
Qualification from writing about movement in European arts (7)	MASTER’S	Definition: Qualification (E ARTS)* in MS (manuscript)
Place for tender date by houses (7)	BEDSIDE	Definition: Place for tender This took me a while to parse: it's D (date) in (housed by) BESIDE (by). The "tender" is a nurse or carer
Ferocious creature getting class finally to listen (5)	SHARK	Definition: Ferocious creature [clas]S + HARK (listen)
Short fashion pro (3)	FOR	Definition: pro A shortened FORM (to fashion)
Nautical equipment led sailor the wrong way (5)	SONAR	Definition: Nautical equipment Reverse of RAN (led, as in "he ran/led the company") + OS (Ordinary Seaman)
Boxer to blunder around, cornered by Pole (7)	SPARRER	Definition: Boxer Reverse of ERR (to blunder) in SPAR (pole)
The bourgeoisie calling out for food (7)	BURGERS	Definition: food Homophone of "burghers"
Is one eager or excited to follow theatre event? (9)	OPERAGOER	Definition: Is one eager or excited to follow theatre event OP (operation, a "theatre event") + (EAGER OR)*, &lit
One may be fired from public school in Hackney (5)	ARROW	Definition: One may be fired Cockney's pronunciation of HARROW
A bit of sex is taped live (5)	EXIST	Definition: live Hidden in sEX IS Taped – "live" rhymes with "five" in the surface reading and with "give" as the definition
Dropping dress without doing wrong (5,4)	GOING DOWN	Definition: Dropping DOING* in GOWN
What about back pain? (4)	ACHE	Definition: pain Reverse of EH (what?) + CA (circa, about)
Clips wings of ibis and dove flying around (6)	VIDEOS	Definition: Clips Anagram of I[BI]S + DOVE
Powder, coke, rocks? It comes with a large bill! (10)	WOODPECKER	Definition: It comes with a large bill (POWDER COKE)
Gush wildly after the Spanish female provides fun (6)	LAUGHS	Definition: fun LA (Spanish feminine "the") + GUSH
Where to eat pasta twists with staff (5,3)	TAPAS BAR	Definition: Where to eat PASTA* + BAR (staff)
Crazy for señorita one may pull online (4)	LOCO	Definition: Crazy for señorita Double definition – Spanish "crazy"; and a LOCO[motive] pulls a train on a railway line
Passion in a lot of 2 not broadcast (8)	DEVOTION	Definition: Passion Anagram of VIDEO[S] NOT
Rick is severe, covering neck (4)	KISS	Definition: neck Hidden in ricK IS Severe
Entertains, wanting top source of inspiration (5)	MUSES	Definition: source of inspiration AMUSES less its "top" letter
Lift painter's papers, with compass put out of place (10)	DISARRANGE	Definition: put out of place Reverse of RA'S ID, + RANGE (compass)
Teacher prone to lose heart, flipping besotted (5)	ÉPRIS	Definition: besotted Reverse of SIR (teacher) + P[ron]E – French word, I presume literally meaning "taken out" of oneself, hence in love, besotted
Impressive in school, a rebel means to be heard (8)	ACADEMIC	Definition: Impressive in school A CADE (Jack Cade, 15th century rebel) + MIC (microphone, a means to be heard)
Leave coat down that's picked up (8)	FURLOUGH	Definition: Leave FUR (coat) + homophone of "low"
Cabaret setting from songwriter (6)	BERLIN	Definition: Cabaret setting Double definition – setting of the stage musical and film Cabaret, and Irving Berlin, songwriter
In ground, make fast kind of dash with cricketer (6)	ENROOT	Definition: In ground, make fast EN (en-dash) + (Joe) ROOT (current captain of the England Test team)
Honest poet's entreaty to write? (4)	OPEN	Definition: Honest The poet might say "O, PEN!"
Liking to draw, celebrate giving away page (4)	ARTY	Definition: Liking to draw PARTY (to celebrate) less P
Maybe red grouse, by the sound of it (4)	WINE	Definition: Maybe red Homophone of "whine" (to complain, grouse)
First of clues across clued as 'Irish salt-marsh' (7)	CORCASS	Definition: Irish salt-marsh C[lues] + ACROSS
You may see me involved in much impishness (5)	CHIMP	Definition: You may see me involved in much impishness Hidden in miCH IMPishness &lit
Specific gravity gauge showing old measurement in jungly tree area (10)	ARAEOMETER	Definition: Specific gravity gauge OM ("Old Measurement", says Chambers, capitalised, but without further elucidation as to what it means) in (TREE AREA)
One divining gold, unrefined stuff, from cane (5)	AUGUR	Definition: One divining AU (gold) + GUR (Hindi word for an unrefined sugar)
Member of team reconditioning boiler (6)	LIBERO	Definition: Member of team BOILER*. It's another word for a sweeper in football – a player who can move freely around the field
Ready for a serious fight, loaded gun held close (8)	UNGLOVED	Definition: Ready for a serious fight GUN* + LOVED
Uniat spread, on replacing central mass (8)	MARONITE	Definition: Uniat MARMITE (spread) with ON replacing the central M – a member of a particular Christian sect
Norman (say) coming over ousts leader of Britons in this country (5)	TIBET	Definition: country Reverse of (Norman) TEBBIT less (one) B[ritons]
Count, almost 100, without extras (5)	BASIC	Definition: without extras (Count) BASI[E] (bandleader) + C (100)
Heart of heuch in remote, deserted Scotland's well-liked (5)	FAURD	Definition: Scotland's well-liked [he]U[ch] in FAR + D[eserted] – Scots form of "favoured"
Crisp entrecote only partly consumed (5)	SPENT	Definition: consumed Hidden in criSP ENTrecote
Yellowish cuckoo inert, frost-bound (8)	ICTERINE	Definition: Yellowish INERT* in (bound by) ICE
Jellyfish making one jump, as before, in pain (8)	ACALEPHE	Definition: Jellyfish A LEP in ACHE
Show to encourage girl that's lost heart in Hamlet? (6)	DANGLE	Definition: Show to encourage G[ir]L in HAMLET (who was a Dane)
Barristers clearing every second character– they're upbeat (5)	ARSES	Definition: they're upbeat Alternate letters of bArRiStErS – not what you might think, but the plural of "arsis", meaning an up-beat
As part of exposure, letters released (5)	RELET	Definition: released Hidden in exposuRE LETters, with released = re-leased
Fellow in oil's rolling, a Turkish dynast (7)	OSMANLI	Definition: a Turkish dynast MAN in OILS
Cactus bursting out, and pain's involved with it (7)	OPUNTIA	Definition: Cactus (OUT PAIN)
Rhythmical stuff, grand in south Asian piece (5)	RAGGA	Definition: Rhythmical stuff G in RAGA (piece of Indian music) – Ragga is a type of rap derived from Reggae, but despite the similarity of the names it apparently comes from "ragamuffin"
Sweet cake recipe – one reducing numbers restricts it (7)	CRULLER	Definition: Sweet cake R[ecipe] in CULLER (one reducing numbers of e.g. deer)
Luminance being admitted rescues towering rainforests (6)	SELVAS	Definition: rainforests L in reverse of SAVES
Sherry casks filling señora with local cheer (6)	SOLERA	Definition: Sherry casks OLE (a Spanish cheer) in SRA (Señora – rather surprisingly, this abbreviation is not in Chambers)
Erstwhile black personification of youth, note (5)	HEBEN	Definition: Erstwhile black HEBE + N – an old variant of "ebony"
I strain to retain first of ingredients in list (7)	ITEMISE	Definition: list I + I[ngredients] in TEMSE (a sieve or strainer)
Club, first in table, displaying worth (5)	MERIT	Definition: worth MERI (club) + T
Rubbish etc churned out in the papers. Guardian may be one (11)	PROTECTRESS	Definition: Guardian may be one ROT + ETC* in PRESS
Critic in review anti, ruffled (11)	FAULT‑FINDER	Definition: Critic (ANTI RUFFLED)
One of an isomeric pair saving an elderly person sine die (7)	BUTANOL	Definition: One of an isomeric pair BUT (saving) + AN OLDIE without ("sine") DIE
Bird's bare patches more appropriate on centre of dial (7)	APTERIA	Definition: Bird's bare patches APTER + [d]IA[l]
The old withdraw from sin dodging place where it often occurs (7)	INSHELL	Definition: The old withdraw SIN* + HELL
Decorator in company, type that's close to English (6)	CICERO	Definition: type that's close to English ICER (one who decorates a cake) in CO. Cicero is "a measure of type between pica and English" – see here for more
Adventurous fish one catches round middle of beach (6)	ANABAS	Definition: Adventurous fish [be]A[ch] in A NABS – "an East Indian fish that often leaves the water"
Chestnut, one in traditional hunt (5)	CHACE	Definition: traditional hunt CH + ACE – variant of "chase". ~~CH = chestnut must be the abbreviation that Chanbers dosn't give, as mentioned in the rubric; I couldn't find any justification of it online, and I don't know if it's used in the context of trees, horses, or something else~~ *Ignore this – I looked again in Chambers and there it was. See 6d for the actual missing abbreviation.
Without siblings, seeing one's first off, possibly? (5)	EIGNE	Definition: Without siblings Anagram of [s]EEING – it means "first-born", so without siblings at least for a while
Big electronics company producing record issue (5)	EPSON	Definition: Big electronics company EP (record) + SON (issue)

Man donates freely for memorial (9)

HEADSTONE

Definition: memorial ~~(MAN DONATES)* oops!~~ HE + DONATES

Raffle highly esteemed and new (5,4)

PRIZE DRAW

Definition: Raffle PRIZED + RAW (new)

Entering a large store, parking drink (7)

ALCOPOP

Definition: drink P[arking] in A L CO-OP

Allows to go free the wrong way round shops (7)

OUTLETS

Definition: shops LETS OUT written "the wrong way round"

Sailing east, moving over area (2,3)

AT SEA

Definition: Sailing EAST* + A

Ruin portal, smashed by force (2,3)

DO FOR

Definition: Ruin F in DOOR

A fivefold representation of the first person to become an artist (2,6)

AI WEIWEI

Definition: an artist A + five first-person pronouns: I WE I WE I, for this Chinese artist. Hard to get if you don't know the name, even after understanding the cryptic structure, with ME and US as possible components as well as I and WE

Short song embraced by revolutionary had poetic quality? (6)

RHYMED

Definition: had poetic quality HYM[N] in RED

Condense message about effectiveness of skin treatment? (4,4)

BOIL DOWN

Definition: Condense Double definition: a skin treatment might encourage a boil to subside

Minister, one very celebrity-oriented type of preacher (10)

REVIVALIST

Definition: type of preacher REV (minister) + I + V + A-LIST

Tiny tot's back needing a scratch? (6)

TITCHY

Definition: Tiny [to]T + ITCHY

Losing weight using nice drug freely (8)

REDUCING

Definition: Losing weight (NICE DRUG)

Marine creatures in line by rocks (3,4)

SEA MICE

Definition: Marine creatures SEAM (line) + ICE (diamonds, rocks). Despite its name, the Sea Mouse is actually a type of worm

Unexpected spare time — yours truly is out for a walk (7)

TRAIPSE

Definition: a walk Anagram of SPARE TIME less ME

Story about bad back inclined to go wrong (8)

FALLIBLE

Definition: inclined to go wrong Reverse of ILL in FABLE

Outlaw put a strain on Irish town (6)

BANTRY

Definition: Irish town BAN (to outlaw) + TRY (put a strain on). Bantry is a town in County Cork

In literature, playwright Simon is one sort of writer (10)

LIBRETTIST

Definition: one sort of writer BRETT IS in LIT. Simon Brett is probably best known as a writer of crime fiction, but he has also written some plays

Umpire's decision in game — a catch in the deep? (6)

RULING

Definition: Umpire's decision R[ugby] U[nion] + LING (fish)

Sanctity of Hindu festival by Scottish water (8)

HOLINESS

Definition: Sanctity HOLI (Hindu spring festical) + [Loch] NESS

Poison making one number — one going to bed, confined (8)

NICOTINE

Definition: Poison I + COT in NINE

Words of commendation by no means rare (4,4)

WELL DONE

Definition: Words of commendation Double definition, with "rare" referring to the cooking of meat

Leading characters in key operation (6)

QWERTY

Definition: Leading characters in key operation Cryptic definition

Amount of radiation that could make one restive (7)

SIEVERT

Definition: Amount of radiation RESTIVE

Demonstrator concealing identity or one giving something away? (8)

PROVIDER

Definition: one giving something away ID in PROVER (one who demonstrates)

Candidate wants success in this, taking so long reading (2-8)

BY-ELECTION

Definition: Candidate wants success in this BYE (goodbye, so long) + LECTION (reading)

Boards succeed when limiting costs ultimately (4,2)

GETS ON

Definition: Boards [cost]S in GET ON (success)

Caravan about to disappear before wet weather (5,5)

CAMEL TRAIN

Definition: Caravan CA (circa, about) + MELT + TRAIN

Naval right established by sailing father or son over time (8)

CABOTAGE

Definition: Naval right CABOT (John Cabot, 15th century explorer, or his son Sebastian) + AGE (time).

Scrap not ending with desire to be harridan-like (8)

SHREWISH

Definition: harridan-like SHRE[D] + WISH

Place wrecked by heroic Joshua, originally (7)

JERICHO

Definition: Place wrecked by heroic Joshua, originally Anagram of HEROIC + J[oshua], &lit, referring to Joshua's conquest of the city of Jericho by marching round the walls blowing trumpets. ("And the walls came a-tumbling down")

Like a couple crossing island vales (6)

ADIEUX

Definition: vales I in A DEUX, with "vales" as the plural of "vale" = Latin "farewell"

Courage in conflict — that's nothing for ace (6)

BOTTLE

Definition: Courage BATTLE (conflict) with O (nothing) replacing A

Dash at a clip round horse, then old banger (9)

CHIPOLATA

Definition: banger H[orse] and O[ld], separately, in (AT A CLIP)

Rebellious Gaul's broken end off daggers (5)

OBELI

Definition: daggers OBELI[X] – Gaulish character in the Asterix books

Correct conclusion is to embrace yours truly (5)

EMEND

Definition: Correct ME (yours truly) in END (conclusion)

Externally graceful, gaining in love? (9)

GLAMOROUS

Definition: Externally graceful, gaining in love G[racefu]L + AMOROUS, &lit

Qualification from writing about movement in European arts (7)

MASTER’S

Definition: Qualification (E ARTS)* in MS (manuscript)

Place for tender date by houses (7)

BEDSIDE

Definition: Place for tender This took me a while to parse: it's D (date) in (housed by) BESIDE (by). The "tender" is a nurse or carer

Ferocious creature getting class finally to listen (5)

SHARK

Definition: Ferocious creature [clas]S + HARK (listen)

Short fashion pro (3)

FOR

Definition: pro A shortened FORM (to fashion)

Nautical equipment led sailor the wrong way (5)

SONAR

Definition: Nautical equipment Reverse of RAN (led, as in "he ran/led the company") + OS (Ordinary Seaman)

Boxer to blunder around, cornered by Pole (7)

SPARRER

Definition: Boxer Reverse of ERR (to blunder) in SPAR (pole)

The bourgeoisie calling out for food (7)

BURGERS

Definition: food Homophone of "burghers"

Is one eager or excited to follow theatre event? (9)

OPERAGOER

Definition: Is one eager or excited to follow theatre event OP (operation, a "theatre event") + (EAGER OR)*, &lit

One may be fired from public school in Hackney (5)

ARROW

Definition: One may be fired Cockney's pronunciation of HARROW

A bit of sex is taped live (5)

EXIST

Definition: live Hidden in sEX IS Taped – "live" rhymes with "five" in the surface reading and with "give" as the definition

Dropping dress without doing wrong (5,4)

GOING DOWN

Definition: Dropping DOING* in GOWN

What about back pain? (4)

ACHE

Definition: pain Reverse of EH (what?) + CA (circa, about)

Clips wings of ibis and dove flying around (6)

VIDEOS

Definition: Clips Anagram of I[BI]S + DOVE

Powder, coke, rocks? It comes with a large bill! (10)

WOODPECKER

Definition: It comes with a large bill (POWDER COKE)

Gush wildly after the Spanish female provides fun (6)

LAUGHS

Definition: fun LA (Spanish feminine "the") + GUSH

Where to eat pasta twists with staff (5,3)

TAPAS BAR

Definition: Where to eat PASTA* + BAR (staff)

Crazy for señorita one may pull online (4)

LOCO

Definition: Crazy for señorita Double definition – Spanish "crazy"; and a LOCO[motive] pulls a train on a railway line

Passion in a lot of 2 not broadcast (8)

DEVOTION

Definition: Passion Anagram of VIDEO[S] NOT

Rick is severe, covering neck (4)

KISS

Definition: neck Hidden in ricK IS Severe

Entertains, wanting top source of inspiration (5)

MUSES

Definition: source of inspiration AMUSES less its "top" letter

Lift painter's papers, with compass put out of place (10)

DISARRANGE

Definition: put out of place Reverse of RA'S ID, + RANGE (compass)

Teacher prone to lose heart, flipping besotted (5)

ÉPRIS

Definition: besotted Reverse of SIR (teacher) + P[ron]E – French word, I presume literally meaning "taken out" of oneself, hence in love, besotted

Impressive in school, a rebel means to be heard (8)

ACADEMIC

Definition: Impressive in school A CADE (Jack Cade, 15th century rebel) + MIC (microphone, a means to be heard)

Leave coat down that's picked up (8)

FURLOUGH

Definition: Leave FUR (coat) + homophone of "low"

Cabaret setting from songwriter (6)

BERLIN

Definition: Cabaret setting Double definition – setting of the stage musical and film *Cabaret*, and Irving Berlin, songwriter

In ground, make fast kind of dash with cricketer (6)

ENROOT

Definition: In ground, make fast EN (en-dash) + (Joe) ROOT (current captain of the England Test team)

Honest poet's entreaty to write? (4)

OPEN

Definition: Honest The poet might say "O, PEN!"

Liking to draw, celebrate giving away page (4)

ARTY

Definition: Liking to draw PARTY (to celebrate) less P

Maybe red grouse, by the sound of it (4)

WINE

Definition: Maybe red Homophone of "whine" (to complain, grouse)

First of clues across clued as 'Irish salt-marsh' (7)

CORCASS

Definition: Irish salt-marsh C[lues] + ACROSS

You may see me involved in much impishness (5)

CHIMP

Definition: You may see me involved in much impishness Hidden in miCH IMPishness &lit

Specific gravity gauge showing old measurement in jungly tree area (10)

ARAEOMETER

Definition: Specific gravity gauge OM ("Old Measurement", says Chambers, capitalised, but without further elucidation as to what it means) in (TREE AREA)

One divining gold, unrefined stuff, from cane (5)

AUGUR

Definition: One divining AU (gold) + GUR (Hindi word for an unrefined sugar)

Member of team reconditioning boiler (6)

LIBERO

Definition: Member of team BOILER*. It's another word for a sweeper in football – a player who can move freely around the field

Ready for a serious fight, loaded gun held close (8)

UNGLOVED

Definition: Ready for a serious fight GUN* + LOVED

Uniat spread, on replacing central mass (8)

MARONITE

Definition: Uniat MARMITE (spread) with ON replacing the central M – a member of a particular Christian sect

Norman (say) coming over ousts leader of Britons in this country (5)

TIBET

Definition: country Reverse of (Norman) TEBBIT less (one) B[ritons]

Count, almost 100, without extras (5)

BASIC

Definition: without extras (Count) BASI[E] (bandleader) + C (100)

Heart of heuch in remote, deserted Scotland's well-liked (5)

FAURD

Definition: Scotland's well-liked [he]U[ch] in FAR + D[eserted] – Scots form of "favoured"

Crisp entrecote only partly consumed (5)

SPENT

Definition: consumed Hidden in criSP ENTrecote

Yellowish cuckoo inert, frost-bound (8)

ICTERINE

Definition: Yellowish INERT* in (bound by) ICE

Jellyfish making one jump, as before, in pain (8)

ACALEPHE

Definition: Jellyfish A LEP in ACHE

Show to encourage girl that's lost heart in Hamlet? (6)

DANGLE

Definition: Show to encourage G[ir]L in HAMLET (who was a Dane)

Barristers clearing every second character– they're upbeat (5)

ARSES

Definition: they're upbeat Alternate letters of bArRiStErS – not what you might think, but the plural of "arsis", meaning an up-beat

As part of exposure, letters released (5)

RELET

Definition: released Hidden in exposuRE LETters, with released = re-leased

Fellow in oil's rolling, a Turkish dynast (7)

OSMANLI

Definition: a Turkish dynast MAN in OILS

Cactus bursting out, and pain's involved with it (7)

OPUNTIA

Definition: Cactus (OUT PAIN)

Rhythmical stuff, grand in south Asian piece (5)

RAGGA

Definition: Rhythmical stuff G in RAGA (piece of Indian music) – Ragga is a type of rap derived from Reggae, but despite the similarity of the names it apparently comes from "ragamuffin"

Sweet cake recipe – one reducing numbers restricts it (7)

CRULLER

Definition: Sweet cake R[ecipe] in CULLER (one reducing numbers of e.g. deer)

Luminance being admitted rescues towering rainforests (6)

SELVAS

Definition: rainforests L in reverse of SAVES

Sherry casks filling señora with local cheer (6)

SOLERA

Definition: Sherry casks OLE (a Spanish cheer) in SRA (Señora – rather surprisingly, this abbreviation is not in Chambers)

Erstwhile black personification of youth, note (5)

HEBEN

Definition: Erstwhile black HEBE + N – an old variant of "ebony"

I strain to retain first of ingredients in list (7)

ITEMISE

Definition: list I + I[ngredients] in TEMSE (a sieve or strainer)

Club, first in table, displaying worth (5)

MERIT

Definition: worth MERI (club) + T

Rubbish etc churned out in the papers. Guardian may be one (11)

PROTECTRESS

Definition: Guardian may be one ROT + ETC* in PRESS

Critic in review anti, ruffled (11)

FAULT‑FINDER

Definition: Critic (ANTI RUFFLED)

One of an isomeric pair saving an elderly person sine die (7)

BUTANOL

Definition: One of an isomeric pair BUT (saving) + AN OLDIE without ("sine") DIE

Bird's bare patches more appropriate on centre of dial (7)

APTERIA

Definition: Bird's bare patches APTER + [d]IA[l]

The old withdraw from sin dodging place where it often occurs (7)

INSHELL

Definition: The old withdraw SIN* + HELL

Decorator in company, type that's close to English (6)

CICERO

Definition: type that's close to English ICER (one who decorates a cake) in CO. Cicero is "a measure of type between pica and English" – see here for more

Adventurous fish one catches round middle of beach (6)

ANABAS

Definition: Adventurous fish [be]A[ch] in A NABS – "an East Indian fish that often leaves the water"

Chestnut, one in traditional hunt (5)

CHACE

Definition: traditional hunt CH + ACE – variant of "chase". ~~CH = chestnut must be the abbreviation that Chanbers dosn't give, as mentioned in the rubric; I couldn't find any justification of it online, and I don't know if it's used in the context of trees, horses, or something else~~ *Ignore this – I looked again in Chambers and there it was. See 6d for the actual missing abbreviation.

Without siblings, seeing one's first off, possibly? (5)

EIGNE

Definition: Without siblings Anagram of [s]EEING – it means "first-born", so without siblings at least for a while

Big electronics company producing record issue (5)

EPSON

Definition: Big electronics company EP (record) + SON (issue)