Across
Boatman not featuring in Enigmatic Variations is attractive (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘variations’) of ‘enigmat[i]c’ minus an I (‘Boatman not featuring’ – should that suggest removing both Is?).
Like to monitor typos in Guardian? No way! (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘typos in’) of ‘gua[rd]ian’ minus RD (‘no way’). The definition refers to a monitor lizard (with an unusual meaning of ‘to’).
A curse, deleting one article after another (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of AN (‘another’ article) plus SWE[a]R (‘curse’) minus A (‘deleting one article’).
Abuse from security service, apparently a special experience (8)
Second of second; second page; second sight (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of E (‘second of s E cond’) plus S (third ‘second’) plus P (‘page’). How abot not having an argument over enumeration?
21d
Enjoyed Independent: emerged with no content corrected (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Outer letters only (‘with no content’) of ‘ E njoye D I ndependen T E merge D ‘.
Forever and always, including time with tiny changes (8)
Challenges again from different setters (7)
OneNote audio input extension (7)
Spooner derides brown cowboy (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A Spoonerism of MOCKS TAN (‘derides brown’).
Furthest off the mark with last two in Toughie (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of W (‘with’) plus ID EST (i.e. IE, ‘last two in Tough IE ‘).
Solver seen in agony — ouch! (3)
Stripped of flesh, act fatal: icy tombs found here (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Minus the outer letters (‘stripped of flesh’ – I suppose the idea is down to the bare bones) ‘a C t f ATA l i C y t OMB s’, with an extended definition.
Both Telegraph and Herald are noteworthy (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Triple definition.
One challenges you to give in, taking on Observer, say (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘taking in’) of I (‘Observer’; the ‘say’ suggests a two-step process: observer -> eye -> I) in DEFER (‘give in’).
Video deception by leaders in dubiously elected executive presidencies fooling all, kindling enmity (8)
Down
Get Listener misdirection at last (4)
Recognise one with all-consuming interests being upset (4)
Boatman replaces leader of house in Slough with fixed gaze (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A substitution: SHED (‘slough’ pronounced sluff) with the H (‘leader of H ouse’) replaced by TAR (‘boatman’). We have a parts of speech problem.
Skip Wee Stinker, inverting riddle's outer limits (7)
About one oddly intense Genius (8)
Certain old penniless escort on an ’orse (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of GUAR[d] (‘escort’) minus D (‘old penniless’) plus ‘an’ plus [s]TEED (h’orse’, with the apostrophe indicating the dropping of the first letter, not, as is usual, specifically an H).
Release slow Orwellian nurse (8)
'Make do with less': politician ousted to go downhill fast (3)
Rambling hesitation and bluster (6)
The officer in charge preceding disloyal person in command, claiming divine authority (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘the’ plus OC (‘officer in charge’) plus (‘preceeding’) RAT (‘disloyal person’) plus IC (‘In command’).
Times creates puzzle that's rather dry (5,3)
Almost domesticated some pigs by the sound of drums (8)
See 14
Some really do by nature become uplifted by Everyman (7)
Awful systems — nothing odd here — create ineffectual people (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Even letters (‘nothing odd here’) of ‘a W f U l S y S t E m S ‘.
Age of bird, not beast (3)
Good! One newspaper has flair (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of G (‘good’) plus I (‘one’) plus FT (Financial Times, ‘newspaper’).
What the Inquisitor does: challenges where you must set aside time (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue
