Across
See Englishman about cuts (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘about’) of SPOT (‘see’) plus POM (‘Englishman’).
Easy on Prince Andrew? (2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
It helped here that I blogged a very similar clue with the same answer in the Everyman of January 3, 2021 ; the reference is to an interview given by Prince Andrew in November 2019, in which part of his rebuttal of sexual charges depended on his claim that at the time he was medically unable to sweat.
Tone from this straight trip (1,2,1)
1 getting Tesla — bet he crashes! (3,7)
Human ethical argument finally accepted (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘accepted’) of T (‘argumen T finally’) in MORAL (‘ethical’).
Careless hit and run (8)
Spooner gets B, D#, F# permutations from these instruments (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A Spoonerism of B CHORDS (‘B, D#, F# permutations’).
Endless Jesus raps from the east? Take a break (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
‘[j]esu[s] [r]ap[s] with the outer letters of both words removed (‘endless’) and reversed (‘from the east’).
Gem that's mostly white or pink with green sides (5)
Senior officers kiss cheek (5,4)
Starting with impenetrable vacant stare, reported appearance of US Mafiosi (4-4)
Sounds coming from reactionary and half-hearted session (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘reactionary’) of ‘ses[s]ion’ minus an S (‘half-hearted’, which is dodgy here, since the SS is not quite in the middle).
Best not to open this farm — no cows unfortunately! (3,2,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘unfortunately’) of ‘farm no cows’.
Some monosaccharides get desiccated (4)
Prevents tooth enamel defects (7)
Abundantly rocky planet, last in galaxy (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of APLENT, an anagram (‘rocky’) plus Y (‘last in galax Y ‘).
Down
Result of using tight controls on Middle Eastern leaders (7)
State half-time wager (5)
Dish including T-bone (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘including’) of ‘T’ in PAELLA (‘dish’).
Single, appearing for the first time, extremely arty, after love … (3-3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of O (‘love’) plus NEW (‘appearing for the first time’) plus AY (‘extremely A rt Y ‘).
… and portrayed as shy (9)
Purity of peas cultivated by relative (7)
Disease from Eastbourne, say (7,6)
Prohibit a clone being developed in this city (9)
What about mine? A quiet final tribute (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘about’) of PIT (‘mine’) plus ”a’ plus P ( piano , ‘quiet’) in EH? (‘what’).
Boot wearer, upset about closure, takes off (5,2)
Work ethics to welcome mathematical chief boffin (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘to welcome’) of M (‘ M athematical chief’) in CHEIST, an anagram (‘work’) of ‘ethics’.
Get the better of idiot joining higher education establishment (6)
Matilda's mature figure (5)
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