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1d Bum ref is wrong about Hearts- his specs are
dodgy! (12 - 2words) ??T??M?E??E?

It looks like an anagram. I hope my letters are correct.

Thanks

It's a partial anagram. The first word of the answer is a politer version of the first word of the clue. And I think your first 'e' should be an 'i'.

Thanks claire. I've got to the bottom of it.

14a Change in e.g.Kazakhstan leaders for this year, incredibly young and new (5) TYP??

Thank you for any help

I may be totally wrong, but 'leaders' (first letters) are what you are looking for, and I think the p is wrong. (Though I would be interested to know what you have for 3 down that put the 'p' there). The whole answer to 14 is change in the sense of what you have in your pocket.

Thanks Claire - I misspelt 3d -got the "P" and the "I" in wrong places! Got it sorted now and can get off to bed!

Finished this, but curious about three of the clues.
2d: Gaudy bird heading off for mountain region to the north (4)
4d: Theatre award for old Gaby Smart(4)
5d: Cold tailless chicken Jock's fried well? (6)
Have all the answers, but what's the mountain region? What's Gaby (works with smart all by itself)? What's the significance of Jock?

5d is a scottish word for crispy, fried well

2d (T) yrol going backwards without the "T"

Thanks. I had lory, but completely missed Tyrol (I know, I know). I had crumpy, but the clue works perfectly well without Jock's; I was just wondering what it's in there for.