Across
Defer turning up? Swell (3,3)
I’m backing competitions engaging student prodigies (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (backing) of IM + RACES (competitions) round L (student)
Finished tucking into drink, bowl turned upside-down? (6)
Game soldier from abroad occupying areas, offering defence (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
POLO (game) + GI (American {from abroad} soldier) in A A (areas)
Equivalent figure in work to advance food additive (8,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OP (work) + POSIT (to advance) + E NUMBER (food additive)
Government’s in better nick, providing digital coverage? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
G (government) in FINER (better) + NAIL (nick – both slang for to catch)
Really? That’s half gone? It’s not true (4)
Shy about beginning to participate in reproduction (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
COY (shy) round P[articipate]
I start to raise it in allotment, producing annoyance (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I + R[aise] + IT in RATION (allotment)
Description of theatre and music person creating star, possibly (10,4)
Financial journalists and their boss recalled in unpleasantly sticky surroundings (4,4)
Meat served in American flight mostly spoken about (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I’m afraid I can’t make anything of this – it must be staring me in the face
I utter a couple of names when pushing back Hindu beggar (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (when pushing back) of I SAY (I utter) A NN (a couple of names) + AS (when) – a new word for me, clearly clued
A second firm linked to motor-racing debacle (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FI (Formula One – motor-racing) + A + S (second) CO (firm)
Down
Large bra served up in purple (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (served up) of E CUP (large bra)
Pinches trophy after taking up bowling like this (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (after taking up) of NIPS (pinches) + POT (trophy)
Almost half of Alcatraz united, enthralled by French bird man? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
FR (French) round ALC[atraz] + ONE (united)
One held in jail around city — rough situation? (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I (one) in IMPRISON (jail) around EC (City of London)
Disagree, dismissing first total (3-3)
Clearly article from Libération's fluently presented without opening line (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LE (article from Libération, French daily newspaper) + G[l]IBLY (fluently) minus the first l (line)
Marine animal hunting curtailed after receiving text for you (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SEARCHIN[g] (hunting) round U (text for you)
Dicks in orgasm possibly retaining utility (11)
Female expert gets ready to leave external applications (4,5)
I charge a French body of water to raise this seafood (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (to raise) of I RAM (I charge) + A LAC (a French body of water)
Joke about artist concealing sex — probably not a favourite of mine! (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PUN (joke) round RA (artist) round IT (sex) – not sure what to underline for the allusory definition
Seemingly unhappy career amongst those who got elected (2,5)
Month in which daughter never turned up for start of week (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MAY (month) round a reversal (turned up, in a down clue) of D (daughter) + NO (never)
Motor fuel going up, requiring investment of money (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Another reversal (going up, in a down clue) of OIL (fuel) round M (money)
Type letters or click words in the clue