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Applied force popping the most noticeable first spot. 5,2,5
One hesitates to revive English leader after knockout. 12

Anyone else finding Bonxie difficult?

Hi christined
There is a very useful resource for solutions and explanations of Guardian crosswords here:
http://www.fifteensquared.net/2017/06/23/guardian-cryptic-27231-by-bonxie/#comment-334837

Your first one is an anagram. If you follow the link (don't until you have given up - all the answers are there) you will see that several people thought that "knock out" would have been fairer than "knockout" for the other one.

Thank you Chrise. Maybe I can get into Bonxie's way of thinking!