6d - Environmentally operated a time-piece from Russian city bar (5,5) - A?M?S ???C?
16ac- back staff keeping 100% of the money (6) - D???A? - dorsal? why?
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21ac-cocktail's magic power to convey sex appeal (6) - ?O?I?? 25ac - german empire that man abandoned (4) - ?T?? 31ac - australian resident's possibly half expressed hesitation (6) ?O?S?? 19d- sport...
22d- not a precious stone, but possibly worn (6) - ?E???E
28ac- Chelsea versus Bath? (3-5) - ??? ?I???
23d- come back after hitting bottom (6) - ?O???E
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11d- Japanese scoff and point when male is half cut (7) - ?A?H?M? - sashimi is Japanese scoff (eat food) but can't parse rest of clue 14d- Name for large foolish bystander (7) - ?I?N?S? - bigness??...
Spent the morning on and off just getting the top half done. Can't get anywhere with the bottom half . 15d would help. "Impeccable chefs ultimately unable to cook" (8) . Guessing it is something like...
16ac - charged a number in front of unjust magistrate for cheating (6,4) - ?O?D?D ?I?E - answer must be loaded dice but I can't parse the unjust magistrate part. Help appreciated. TIA, HH
19d/39ac - theme suggested by napkin truck (6,5) - ?O???Y ????E 31d - surprised amateur defender (5) - ????? 33d- top to bottom, the abode of the dead remains (5) - ???S? 34ac- subtitled king backing...
19d - mass proletarian uprising over introduction of expensive cheese (3,5) - ?E? ????E - bel paese? can see pleb but not rest of clue 22d - her descendents were doomed in african capital (6) - ?O???A...
17d- ancient Indian and I gathered round religious leader, devoted (9) - ??A???I?? - dravidian, if so why? 18d- charitable, banks finally? no cobblers! (8) - ?E???E?? - selfless, if so why? 22d-...