Across
Commonly, chap had a mass of hair slicked back with this (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Edit: Widdersbel has a better explanation for the first part of the wordplay: HE’D=he had=”chap had”, dropping the ‘h’ as indicated by “Commonly” ED (short for e.g. Edward, “chap”) + A MOP=”a mass of hair”, all reversed/”back” “Commonly” indicates the shortening of Ed-
About to make a mistake, wearing sensible white (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a white wine C (circa, “About”) + ERR=”to make a mistake”, all inside SANE=”sensible”
This to eat gives one bellyache (6)
Vigorous, I shake the talc around (8)
Garment that only half suits one (4,2,8)
It's clear rebel got drunk down here (4,6)
One coming from Holland forced to return (4)
Using head, attack bum (4)
The whole country after one day backing candidate (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NATION=”The whole country”, after I=”one” plus MON (Monday, “day”) both reversed/”backing”
Innovative way to make dog run? (6-8)
No danger of fog, it's understood (3,5)
Have nothing to do with row about pig (6)
Died, I make quite clear, in great suffering (8)
Sly creature in pop song? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
reference to the song / nursery rhyme ‘Pop! Goes the Weasel”
Down
Shakespeare's mistress and attendant (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Mistress Page is a character in Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor
Perhaps a place in hotel raised charge to stay (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E.G.=”Perhaps” + A + ROOM=”place in hotel”, all reversed/”raised”
Departs one precise area (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
D (Departs) + I=”one” + STRICT=”precise”
Different tea interval organised (11)
Pass our flag (6)
Retired person returning has to go over the same ground (7)
Duty officer (9)
A field of runners is so energetic (4,2,5)
One played with infant: kind of mother! (4,5)
Supports suggestion not to finish bottom (8)
Title character misspelled in our list (7)
Sort of rock, belting out half-ugly noise (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”out” of (ug noise)*, where ug is “half” of “ugly”
Rod left in rage (6)
As dye plant, use some vanilla (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: source of indigo dye hidden in v-ANIL-la
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