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Stick on nipple guard? Not I !(5)

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pastie

Pack power when the husband's gone! (5)

Affix with staple, loosely. Lever out and glue. (5)

Fuse to control voltage (5)

Ctr + v !l
fuse to(verb) - stick,adhere ...paste etc.

revised 30 @

Fix with staple at xmas (6)

My #33 too similar to jws #30. Try this instead....

Beat to a pulp. (5)

Could I have a few parses.please?
kt17 @26 - what's the definition?
peterM @27
sunray @32

Hi chrise,
kt17 @ 26: "the basis of a person's character" is straight from Chambers.
peterm @ 27: F follows E so
past E
sunray @ 32: pack is a cosmetic paste; p (power) + as (when) + t(h)e, h being husband.

Thanks ginge
I've never heard "paste" used a "basis of a person's character", but it is, as you say, in Chambers. I wonder how it would be used?

A riposte after passing the port could make things sticky (5)

Passing the port = remove RIO