Across
Gently scuffed mat fills home — this one's in mine (6)
Old guy provided backing for servant getting married (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (backing) of O (old) + RAG (guy) + IF (provided) – a reference to ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, a play by Beaumarchais and an opera by Mozart
Plot by Jack introducing primarily unjustified smear (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BED (plot) + AB (able-bodied seaman – Jack) round U[njustified]
Not a hope, unfortunately, to get grape for wine (8)
Reversal of fate, which may be indicative (4)
Parisian in silence lying sprawled in charming manner (10)
Rogue calmed a politician being bombastic (11)
South American postman working in Barking again (10)
It's used when serving starter of tinned fish (4)
Sweet male I dressed in tailored suit (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RAM (male) + I in an anagram (tailored) of SUIT
More than one play area swarmed by tots (6)
Stupefied American enjoys tucking into G&T (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (American) + HAS (enjoys) in G T
Learner in Morgan gripping implement (6)
Down
Sit around frame of timber, cutting lumber (8)
Butler in film concealing right jumble (6)
During May, one day before November 12? (8)
Small boat, early in the day, going through bridge (6)
Glutton penning poem about stray animal in Asia (3-3)
Stooge in love with English stage and screen actor (6)
As you can see, in each other down solution your plans have been thwarted! (3,4,2,2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
By the time I arrived at this, I had enough crossers to guess the key to the theme: each down solution, apart from this one, has a game of some kind hidden in reverse
Most bananas in pastries kept in sack (8)
Went back over hint, tucking into wine (8)
Priest has installed hot plate (6)
Varnishes Otto's agreed to put on slates (6)
Christie's starts to auction goods, I see, over time (6)
Not one prearranged fight has European later showing swelling (6)
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