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14a "Is preparing to speak out, causing hurt" (6)

?R?I?E BRUISE? ; but if so don't see the parsing

15d "Planned bid for contract halted" (8)

?N?E?D?D Looks like it has to be INTENDED, and if so can see the ENDED for halted but not the INT bit; perhaps a bridge term?

Any help much appreciated

14a IS inside BRUE (speak out = sounds like BREW ?

15, I think "int" is an abbreviation of "one no trump".

Thanks pigale and rusty