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  1. Carlisle. CAR(LIS)L+E
  2. Main line. MAIN+LINE
  3. Spot. (two meanings)
  4. The Caretaker. THE+CARE+TAKE+R
  5. Defender. DE+FENDER
  6. Editor. EDIT+O+R
  7. Otto. OTTO (palindrome)
  8. Pilot. P(I)LOT
  9. Gash. G+ASH
  10. Toerag. TO+ERAG (rage anag.)
  11. Reporter. RE+PORTER
  12. Abstract noun. ABSTRACT+N(O)UN
  13. Slap. SLAP (pals rev.)
  14. Conspire. CON+SPIRE
  15. Dartmoor. D(AR)T+MOOR (RA rev.)
  1. Apparent. AP+PAR+ENT (pa rev.)
  2. Little Dorrit. (anag.)
  3. Sinead. SIN+EA+D
  4. Emma. EM+MA (me rev)
  5. Lifebelt. (straight cryptic)
  6. Tick. T+I+C+K
  7. Petrarch. PET+R+ARCH
  8. A king's ransom. (anag.)
  9. Ruler. RULE+R
  10. Outmatch. OUT+MATCH
  11. Pig Latin . PIG+LATIN
  12. Stephano. (anag.)
  13. Proper. PROP+ER
  14. Sent. S+ENT (ten anag.)
  15. Tied. (two meanings)