Across
Top of the range fountain pen (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the highest mountain in the Alps Montblanc is a brand of fountain pens
Pompous dwarf's question about his identity and wine (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: ? …Chambers lists Médoc as a wine named after a region of France – I can’t link this to “Pompous” or find a different meaning wordplay: DOC is a “Pompous dwarf” in Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , and might ask ‘Me, Doc?’ about his own identity Edit : a bit of searching found this [fifteensquared blog] of a Maskarade/Gozo FT puzzle where the same clue appeared, but with special instructions for the crossword that clues related to the theme (wine) would appear without definition – thanks also to Tim C’s comment about this
Glamorous girl's city rate (5)
Between high and low tide — certainly, it's said (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the part of a shore between the limits reached by high and low tide sounds like/”it’s said”: ‘for sure’=”certainly”
Row at home — tidy up the mess (6,4)
Joined by a thread from all quarters (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
made from S E W N (South, East, West, North – all four compass points / “quarters”)
Absolutely nothing about fashion — wearing Japanese sock! (3,1,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
reversal/”about” of TON=”fashion” (from the French word), around/”wearing” TABI=a type of “Japanese sock” with a separated big toe
Stud's accommodation — list on board (7)
Straw breaking camel's back, doubly profligate (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”breaking” of (Straw)* + last two letters (“back, doubly”) of [cam]-EL
A nutcase? (7)
Insect on leaf, back to front (4)
Broadcaster receiving reprimands for fireworks (10)
We may be involved with saga about matches on the road (4,5)
From Spain, troubadour's first few bars (5)
Half of the chorus for the orchestra (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the Hallé is an English symphony orchestra based in Manchester half of HALLE-[lujah], reference to the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah
Reason to stamp out cattle illness (9)
Down
Take care, you say, having explosives around (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: as in e.g. land mines sounds like/”you say”: ‘mind’=”Take care”
Mentions a change of names (9)
Landlords should be locked up (6,4)
Aircraft that flew in regular service, tested initially — again! (2,5)
Loads with worries about game (7)
A lot of people in service (4)
Novel family appearing in Act 1 (5)
Can she go out married in this? (9)
Harmonicas playing Cherry Liqueur (10)
'Welsh fans upset' — it may interrupt a programme (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”upset” of (Welsh fans)*
Cop leaves secret police bewildered in county town (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”bewildered” of (secret police)*, minus the letters from “Cop”
Similar to barking wildly (4,3)
Romeo lost in woods can't help losing it (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: to corpse as an actor means to ‘lose it’ and break out into laughter R (Romeo, NATO alphabet) inside COPSES=”woods”
Communication in bits (5)
Sound asleep! (5)
Monstrous creature, so should be retired (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue