Across
22d
Perfect stories (4,2)
As a feather in bed is spoilt (8)
African natives in oversize brassieres (6)
One suffering endless torpor (8)
Food Napoleon and his entourage kept warm (4,2,8)
Conservative lists shed tears in preparation for a fresh start (5,5)
16a
Cheese turnover? Yes, a new recipe for beginners (4,4)
See 14
Try tender exotic trees, but they won't grow here (4,6)
They advise where to find pots and pans (7,7)
Song in a code to do with buzzers (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ARIA in A PIN (code to use with a bank card etc)
Repeated words of claimant, rambling (6)
Top dog, say I, for close observation (5,3)
Gave compensation in return, a requirement for American 12s (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reverse of DIAPER (as a NEWBORN BABY in the US would need) – this reads more naturally as a clue for DIAPER, but it works both ways, and I was lucky to have the A in place when I solved it
Down
Before delta strain Covid ends, snoring interrupts vaccination of players (4,4)
Beneath tree that's heavenly (7)
Penchant for the final act (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A swan song could be a PEN (female swan) CHANT
Riley's life in Florence? (2,5,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
The Italian equivalent of “The Life of Riley” (“a luxurious or carefree existence”)
Cut energy usage, said at first by them (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ENERG[y] + S[aid]
There's a mother! (7)
He'd test us about protective cover (4,5)
Recent arrival in November disrupted Brown Abbey (7,4)
You've lost control, pal (9)
Intervene to protect Charlie's treat (8)
What am I doing for the environment? (7)
Choose to back Mary, at heart a complex woman (7)
Top up fee (6)
See 1
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