Sunday Telegraph Cryptic 2874 Sunday November 13Th 2016

[jellybun]

I need confirmation on two and one I can't get, thanks in anticipation.
1dn Choice between academic and graduate, following set procedure. 3,5 L
P - O - O - - -. Is it Proforma? 15dn After game with a lot of cards, sides surrounding English ref? 8L - H - S - L - R. Is it Whistler?
13ac Severe sentence in novel is not prim about people. 12L - - - r - s - - n - m e - t.

[Mamyalynne]

1d yes

Prof or MA

[Mamyalynne]

15 Whist + L E R

[Lie-in King]

1d Yes - 'prof or MA'
15d Yes - 'whist' + 'l(eft) & r(ight)' (surrounding) 'E(nglish)'
13a Imprisonment - anag 'is not prim' (about) 'men'

[elliemay1]

yes, whist L E R

[Toorak]

Prof or ma (graduate)
Whist ( game) l r ( left and right - sides) around e ( English)

[donny48]

15 Yes, Whist (cards)+l(left) and r (right) round e (nglish)

[jellybun]

Thank you all very much.