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These have all been created by a variety of well-known constructors. There may be one or two that we might question, but they're still fun. Please explain all answers.

-1. Perfume sale's closing leads to ugly scenes (7)
-2. Nasty looks from observers hanging around back of saloon (6)
-3. Stray sarcastic remark about sis's skirt (7)
-4. Pacers traveling a long, long, way (6)
-5. At an early stage, volcano flow bears right, then left (6)
-6. Living Peruvian feasted around mid-April (9)
-7. Conned? Run before December comes around (7)
-8. Pair of Scotties bark and eat quickly (5)
-9. Passing spy describes a spectacle (7)
-10. People who are concerned about excellent jobs (7)
-11. Little bird clipped the reed (6)
-12. Behold piercing melody - I'm out of here (2,4)
-13. Pleasant-sounding rock (6)
-14. Retiring nurse receives diamonds (that's better) (5)
-15. Cook for someone else's tiger? Uh... (5)

14. Retiring nurse receives diamonds (that's better) (5)

nurse - RN
retiring - nr
diamonds - ice
receives - container
nICEr - better

7. Conned? Run before December comes around (7)

fleeced

Conned = fleeced
Run = flee
before = position ind
December = Dec = ced (comes around = reversal ind)

1. essence
e+ anag of scenes

2. sneers

observers = seers
back of saloon = n

5. At an early stage, volcano flow bears right, then left (6)

larval - at an early stage

lava - volcano flow bears (container ind.) r(ight), then l(eft)

Yes to all!

6. incaRn/ate

12. Behold piercing melody - I'm out of here (2,4)

I'm out of here = so long (direct)
lo (behold) contained in (piercing) song (melody) = so (lo)ng

11. Thrush - th (clipped the) + rush (reed) = little bird

All three correct! And we've missed you, Lex! Glad to see you here.

8. Pair of Scotties bark and eat quickly (5)

Pair of Scotties = Sc
bark = arf
eat quickly = Scarf (dir)

3. Stray sarcastic remark about sis's skirt (7)

digress

Stray = digress
sarcastic remark = dig
about = re
sis's skirt = ss

Koala and CCb

10. People who are concerned about excellent jobs (7)

jobs = careers (direct)
carers (people who are concerned) contains (about) e (excellent) = car(e)ers

Perfect!

9. Passing spy describes a spectacle (7)

pageant - spectacle


p(assing)
agent - spy
a - a (describes - container ind.)

4. Parsec - anagram of pacers (travelling) = a long, long way

13. gneiss (rock) sounds like nice

Yes to all!

15 had me completely foxed, but now I'm back to polish it off: cater - cat (tiger) + er (uh) = cook for someone else. Neat clue!

You rocked it, Lex!