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2d. President's one association with Ruth
PITYING

12d. Watch predator
HUNTERS

26d. A united country
PERU

1a. The ghost of Shakespeare, some say
BACON

15d. An international company admitting university lecturer in foreign resort
ACAPULCO

9a. Domestic location in SA repelled fraud
CHARLATAN

3a. Deplore weak conservationists
LAMENT

Parses for the above please.

26 Per - A (£5 a head, £5 per head) +U, united. Peru, country.

9. Char, domestic, charwoman, cleaner + Natal location in South Africa (repelled = reversed, so Latan).

3 Lame NT (National TRust(

1a. A reference to Francis Bacon, Shakespeare’s “ghost-writer” (some say)

Thanks for the replies...has anyone worked out PITYING, HUNTERS and ACAPULCO?

Whetstone, glad we could help. That list was on the long side for me!

15 D. Acapulco, foreign resort.
A - in clue
Cap, international (football, rugby etc)
U, university
L, lecturer
Co, company.

12 D A hunter is a watch(one whose face is protected with a metal case) and a Hunter is a predator - so Hunters, plural.

2 D. Ruth means pity, pitying, remorse etc.
P - president
I - one
Tying - association with, a variation of Tie.

Whetstone, happy I could help. Like Malone, if it’s a long list I prefer to pick off one or two (assuming I can) and leave some for others to try

Thanks for the other answers.
Understood...will limit the clues to ,say, four.

18a. Person from UK, Troy, takes some part of France
BRITTANY

2d. French cry odds in manner that's lively brisk and decisive
CRISP

29a. Prostitute in street, peculiar blue-eyed girl?
STRUMPET

Parses for the above please.