Across
6a
Conservative listing dodgy deal is in the dailies (8,6)
See 1
It might help with a break in Adriatic resort around November (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SPLIT(a holiday resort in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea coast) containing ( around ) N(letter represented by “November” in the phonetic alphabet).
Cooler suit for groups of lovers? (3,5)
Given support, papa stops boy hurting daughter (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
P(letter represented by “papa” in the phonetic alphabet) contained in ( stops ) SON(used to address a boy or lad) + SORE(hurting/in pain) + D(abbrev. for “daughter”).
Brief work by bard on American states (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Last letter deleted from ( Brief ) “verse”(a poem/a piece of work by a bard/poet) placed after ( on ) A(abbrev. for “American”).
Rules of game are, we hear, maintained by writer (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
RU(abbrev. for “rugby union” or, commonly, rugby, the team ball game) + [ R(letter pronounced the same as/we hear, “are”) contained in ( maintained by ) BIC(a disposable ball-point pen/a writer) ].
Car — I slip into it (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ I + ERR(to slip/to make a careless mistake) ] contained in ( into ) SA(abbrev. for “sex appeal”/sexual attractiveness/it).
Quixotic hero has spades, good at practical work (6)
Also leaving Spain, making tracks (1-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“besides”(also/in addition to) minus ( leaving ) “E”(International Vehicle Registration code for Spain).
Jalopy's constant speed (5)
KGB, say, saving Philby time, which is most revealing (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ SPIES(examples of which are/say, members of the KGB in the former Soviet Union) containing ( saving ) KIM(Philby, once a British spy, and, a double agent for the Soviet Union) ] + T(abbrev. for “time”).
Fun activity dressing nurses in tissue (8)
Head salesman to criticise returns (6)
29a
Big news! Princess in Britain was forced to ingest ecstasy and cocaine? (6,8)
See 28
Down
Current record covers showing freshness (3)
One single girl from Wales from the east (5)
Keen on fixing tungsten objects on the fence (2,3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
INTO(keen on/enthusiastic about) containing ( fixing ) W(symbol for the chemical element, tungsten) + MINDS(objects to/disapproves of).
Manager rolling ciggy before official turns up (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( rolling ) FAG(slang for a cigarette, in short, a “ciggy”) placed above ( before , a down clue) reversal of ( … turns up ) REF(short for “referee”, an official in a game or a fight).
It might help you to see a French city (4)
Saved extremely delicate wine cups, as it happens (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ 1st and last letters of ( extremely ) “ delicate ” + RED(short for a “red wine”) ] containing ( cups ) LIVE(describing a broadcast on radio or TV of an event as it happens).
Shows up in empty Epsom watering hole with right idiots (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Inner letters deleted from ( empty ) “ Epsom ” + BAR(watering hole/an establishment where one goes to drink) plus ( with ) R(abbrev. for “right”) + ASSES(idiots/dumbasses).
Awful porkies are told, dismissing old reform agenda (11)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ( Awful ) [ “ porkies are told ” minus ( dismissing ) “ old “].
Bathes with Arab, with a desire for a soak? (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DIPS(bathes/has a swim) plus ( with ) OMANI(a national of the Arab state, Oman) plus ( with ) A .
Transport group known for flying tours love dry and wet weather (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BA(abbrev. for British Airways, group/organisation known for flying/operating flights) containing ( tours ) O(letter representing 0/love in tennis scores) + TT(abbrev. for “teetotal”/dry/not drinking alcohol) plus ( and ) RAIN(wet weather).
Prow of sailing boat in outline (6)
Force has trouble-maker held after dropping case (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
IMP(a trouble-maker/one who causes mischief) + “ held ” minus its 1st and last letters ( after dropping case ).
Speculator saving banks close to collapse (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
BAR(saving/with the exception of) containing ( banks /deposits) last letter of ( close to ) “ collapse “.
Age of American figure finally raised (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ONE(an example of a figure/numeral) with its last letter ( finally ) moved to the top ( raised , in a down clue).
Type letters or click words in the clue