Across
Fed up and ready to spit feathers? (4,2,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Definition and literal interpretation.
Revolutionary party that can impart pressure to overcome resistance (5)
University charges department that is first to send delegates (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade vof DEPUT, an envelope (‘charges’) of U (‘university’) in DEPT (‘department’); plus IE ( id est , ‘that is’) plus S (‘first to S end’).
What attempted to correct young virtuous person in book exam (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of ST (saint, ‘virtuous person’) in B (‘book’) plus ORAL (‘exam’).
Reading article in need of editing (7)
What boozer, on reflection, must welcome? (5)
Poor chap tried going for almost nothing (4,5)
One term is confused with another shorter one (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
You might say that ‘term’ is doing triple duty: an anagram (‘confused’) of ‘term is’ plus ‘ter[m]’ minus its last letter (‘another shorter one’).
Extremist partly responsible for dreadful tragedy (5)
What is hypothetically supported by the Guardian? (2,5)
Lead would not be used for this drill component (3,4)
Crude relic that's not entirely ruined (8)
Keep taking ecstasy and be sick (5)
Tentatively offer excellent financial backing (7,7)
Down
Helping to support criminal belied careful thought (12)
Hesitate to state women must come first (5)
Short-tempered Blairite upset about what finishes off Starmer (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘about’) of R (‘what finishes off Starme R ‘) in IRITABLE, an anagram (‘upset’) of ‘Blairite’.
Made uncertain progress close to indistinct and strange light source (7)
City uprising captures a former leader thereof (7)
Reporter's credit follows work associated with the Observer (5)
Handling of patient's request ends in open court (9)
Great swimmer's way of stopping water getting into trunks? (8,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Definition and (somewhat bizarre) literal interpretation.
Dome's coverage of scene from musical? (9)
Royal household's popular sequence of dates? (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of COURT’S (‘royal household’s’) plus HIP (‘popular’).
Dog is tense and more likely to stray by the look of it (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of T (‘tense’) plus ERRIER, which might be seen (‘by the look of it’), if the construct existed, as meaning ‘more likely to stray’
Steal from IT company's distribution like Android? (7)
Place to have food and gather (5)
Change plug fitting (5)
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