Across
Church without members is low on appeal (9)
Large city is withdrawing source of power (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (withdrawing) of WEN (large, overcrowded city) + IS In the 1820s, William Cobbett, in his ‘Rural Rides’, coined the phrase ‘The Great Wen’ to describe London, as he saw the rapidly growing city as a pathological swelling on the face of the nation – a “wen” is a sebaceous cyst – cf the then Prince Charles’ ‘monstrous carbuncle’ speech )
Pub fight getting heated, we hear, in seaside town (6-2-7)
Rule adopted by a very old Aussie PM (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
R (rule) in A V (a very) O (old) – no need to consult lists of former Australian premiers: this is Aussie slang for afternoon (post meridiem)
Something painter does in society: hits the bottle! (8)
Sporty or Scary Spice — awful or nice to listen to? (9)
Result of case of extradition ending with appeal (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E[xtraditio]N + SUE (appeal)
Labour henchman holds back prime minister (5)
Advocate of social hierarchy in battle with big stars (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FEUD (battle) + A-LIST (big stars)
Making bubbly adult limit energy at first (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (adult) + RATION (limit) with E (energy) first
Mix porridge (4)
Peter is thus made peer in a demoralising way (15)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
We need to take the middle letter (heart) from pe[t]er to make peer
Perfect law that's been revoked (5)
Turn up without car on eastern sector of Amazon? (1-8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (eastern) + COME (turn up) round (without) MERC (car)
Down
Male with pen, artist that's a cold-blooded sort (5)
Coming from a Republican, how s/he sees a Democrat? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A R (a Republican) + RIVAL (how a Republican would see a Democrat)
Reportedly produced a low morose feeling (4)
Lamb starter taken from celebrity chef (4)
Paper probes drunkard with problem, which is yielding material (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FT (Financial Times – newspaper) in SOT (drunkard) + ISSUE (problem)
Fight with police and a large old copper, perhaps (5,5)
Gets to be more ascetic? Not quite (7)
Sets pawns out in area dominated by queen (5,4)
Tad confused about excluding women in accommodation (10)
Good learner naturally has admitted driving's done here (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
G (good) + OF COURSE (naturally) round L (learner)
Roughly grasp piece by composer on the radio (9)
One's embraced by Sarah friskily — this is spicy stuff (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’S (one’s) in an anagram (friskily) of SARAH
Bury shrouds for one, two or three? (7)
Recital of Frost's poetry (5)
What may make models flipping love haircare product (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (flipping) of O (love) + GEL (haircare product)
Forceful flick, using the other hand (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FI[l]M (flick, with the l replaced by R – the other hand)
Type letters or click words in the clue