Across
Island battered in conclusion, briefly (6)
See 22
Old African butcher scraping trimmings from plate (4)
Take a risk entering inexperienced driver in race, evil woman not finishing (4,3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
L (inexperienced driver) in BELT (race) + HECAT[e] (evil woman) For the origin of the phrase, see here
Reportedly, Indian drink for 16 (6)
Pipe blown in cold loo, time to go finally (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C (cold) + LATRINE (loo – with the T (time) moved to the end)
Pay for rich kid in football game (5-4)
See 25
Girl compelled to speak? (4)
Man in street patient chap records on a Dictaphone? (3,6)
Put out by charm offensive of an amateur critic? (8)
4a
Pile of Yorkshire salt sprinkled on what stuffs chicken (6,6)
Very individual model T range, classic automobile originally collectible? (7,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
V (very) + I (one – individual) + an anagram (model) of T RANGE + the first letters (originally) of Classic Automobile – &lit, I think
15a
How eggs cooked too much like pie? (4,4)
2d
Timely indicators of Trump's inadequacy? (6,5)
Silly in the extreme dressing dog in blue (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S[ill]Y round MUTT (dog)
Down
Turned upside down, issue keeping party dish in a mould (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (turned upside down) of EMIT (issue) round LAB[our] (party)
See 26
Picture my heart at bottom of list (7)
Criminal on parole perhaps, cut grass (6)
A yarn about accountant that's hot and steamy (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A MERINO (a yarn) round CA (Chartered Accountant)
Curtains for each in cart (7)
Feeding badger, need pot that's sweet and sticky? (9,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LACK (need) + POOL (pot) in BROCK (badger) for the seaside delicacy – with a play on the word ‘sticky’, reminiscent of the old joke, ‘What’s brown and sticky?’
University marketing incorporated college (9)
Revolutionary thinking taking sheep onto busy road heading north? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (heading north) of M SIX [M6 – busy road) + RAM (sheep) – and, of course, the M6 does head north
Sign inexperienced journalist's written up coarse material (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (written up) of MARK (sign) + CUB (inexperienced reporter) – I think this is the first time I’ve seen this word not clued by two animals but Paul had used the RAM in the previous clue
Those watching destroyer finally torpedoing boat (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[destroye]R in GALLEY (boat)
23d
Needing to go at once, way to get out direct (6,5)
See 20
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