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Whetstonem glad I could help. It's definitely more difficult if the clue isn't given accurately!

I double checked on EARL, I wrote it verbatim so it must've been a typo in the book.

Thanks, Whetstone - that's bad/disappointing for people who bought the book, they'd expect accuracy.

10a. Animal's head removed from meat stew
SALMI

15a. People accused brilliant workers? There's concealed purpose
DEFENDANTS

16d. Number cut by half, amount that can be ignored?
FIG

26a. A condition for being carried away by pallid bargee?
WATERMAN

Parses for the above please.

10. Salami is the meat, remove an A, animal's head/first letter, for Salmi, stew?

15 Defendants, people accused.
Def - brilliant, Ants, workers, with End, purpose, inside (concealed).

16 refers to the expression "I couldn't give a fig for....", and it's half of FIGURE

26 A TERM (condition, as in terms and...) inside WAN - pallid

Thanks Malone and chrise.