20a possible instruction for ticket reseller's boss dismissed(3,3) I have -o-/o-t. 24a one running away from work for day in a tree (6). I have E-o-e-. Eloper?
1d gathering behind the steal energy(10) looks like assembling. behind=ass, them= em, but bling? Also, could you parse please 18a Shift Georgia to Gabriel? Almost. (4-6) looks like near change, 16a...
26a give a little left over by start of year(6) is LEEWAY. Give=leeway, start of year = Y but please parse the rest. 24a The old lady does appeal (8) is CHARISMA, I think. Appeal = charisma, old lady...
8 d) Beer in these tins starts to escape violently (6) is STEINS. Is it "Beer in these" = steins, an anagram of TINS and E. If so, where does the other S come from? 12a leave answer to Boycott and...
12a Big noise from unknown club in Newcastle is TYCOON, apparently.
unknown= Y and club = C? surely Toon is not the pronunciation of a town in the NE?...
8d telephone engineer circling number(4) is RING. N is number but RIG? 13a Head of precinct extremely upset about Irish detective(6) is POIROT, I think. P=Head of precinct, I or IR = Irish. Is...
12a open jam for russian bread (6) could be ROUBLE but, if so, why?
5a Cool guy, said to be French, touring(7) looks like DISTANT but why? Cool=distant...
10a overdrawn for a time on trip creating a stink(5) is ODOUR. Overdrawn = OD, a time = HOUR? Please parse
2d 1-0 up, caught for 5: cause of serious complaint (1,4) is E COLI Please parse...
3d to stand up used to be hard(4) is it WASH? If so, why? used to be=was hard=H 21d Goldfinger demands respect, Richard said(5) looks like AURIC. If so, why please? Gold = au Richard = ric...
17a a copy - it's in subject matter (3,4) is THE SAME. How does "it's in subject matter" fit in please? 20d Make-up - one carries a tiny bit(7) is ANATOMY. one = AN carries A but where is a tiny bit...