Across
Some olives are wasted (6)
Had a laugh when jilted around the third of July (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CHUCKED (“jilted”) around [ the third of ] (ju) L (y)
'Grow up pal', she said, 'you are in' (6)
Hot Romeo spotted in local (8)
21a
From bad to worse in terms of eating and heating? (3,2,3,6,3,4,3,4)
Innocent king follows ethnic diversity (2,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(King) LEAR follows *(ethnic) [anag: diversity ]
Young Simpson nudging along a spoilt child (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BART (“young Simpson” from the animated TV show, The Simpsons ) with A nudging along becomes BRAT
Appealing and periodically acquitted (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ periodically ] (a) C (q) U (i) T (t) E (d)
Was uncertain about old elastic pants (10)
See 11
Brief account round home (8)
Legitimate appalling successor to Elizabeth the second (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AWFUL successor to (e) L (izabeth) [ the second ]
Simple job to enquire after Yeats edition (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ASK (“enquire”) after *(yeats) [anag: edition ]
African-American mostly pursuing knowledge (6)
Down
Total love for wrestling (4)
Turns to organisation without seeing the evidence (2,5)
Aristocrat with gongs and rings here (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
EARL (“aristocrat”) with OBEs (“gongs”)
Animal, vegetable, plant (11)
Larks in bushes (6)
Happier when Starmer after change of heart supports leaders of leftist unitary councils (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
KEIR (Starmer) after change of heart becomes K(IE)R, supporting [ leaders of ] L( eftist) U (nitary) C (ouncils)
Ray indeed is happy (9)
Conservatives delay demoting leader to begin with — they're unbelievable! (4,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
(TALL)S “delay” (STALL) demoting leader ) to begin with + TORIES (“Conservatives”)
Powerless South American island quietly coming up (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
INCA (“South American”) + <=(ELBA (“sailed”) + P (piano in music notation, so “quietly”) ) [ coming up ]
Two thirds of models fall hopelessly for past lover (3,5)
One leaves mangled genitals in knots (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (one) leaves (*genitals) [anag: mangled ]
Tight old solver's admitting disagreement (7)
Convince strangers to welcome brotherly love? (6)
Family of Cyril Allen gutted (4)
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