Across
Mean to cover up leg this evening (7)
Fooled around, getting angry (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of C ( circa , ‘around’) plus HEATED (‘angry’).
Fine artist portraying ladies' fingers (4)
Parting expressions were translated during trips (9)
Extremely sorry — divided by 49 + 50 is just absurd! (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘divided by’) of IL (’49’, not the canonical Roman numeral) plus (+) L (’50’, no argument there) in SY (‘extremely S orr Y ‘).
Hilton Hotel's plugged by English districts (8)
In retirement, God's taken to court (4)
Drunk's wound wants a bit of cleansing (5)
Way to inject drugs inducing rush (4)
Bond chasing criminal with European in formal evening dress (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of WHIT, an anagram (‘criminal’) of ‘with’ plus E (‘European’) plus TIE (‘bond’). Great surface.
Policeman in Boris's first campaign sacking 50 (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of B (‘ B oris’s first’) plus [l]OBBY (campaign’) minus the L (‘sacking 50’).
Poor waiter, beset by official over strong drink (9)
Cleaner scrubs overalls after pocketing tips (4)
Escort partners inside gathering (7)
Will I punch social workers in the guts? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘punch’) of ‘LL (‘will’ short form) plus ‘I’ in BEES (‘social workers’).
Down
Whitehall comedian ignoring answer involving old Scotsman (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A substitution: JACK ( Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall , ‘Whitehall comedian’) with the A replaced by O (‘ignoring answer involving old)
Competed with Villa playing in claret (8)
Dishonest Tory leader protected by fishy organisation (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘protected by’) of T (‘ T ory leader’) in SHIFY, an anagram (‘organisation’) of ‘fishy’. Did someone say “surface”?
See Dr Who getting prepared and washed (8)
Alien captain unhappy about everyone getting promoted (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘getting promoted’ in a down light) of SALLAD, an envelope (‘about’) of ALL (‘everyone’) in SAD (‘unhappy’), for the captain (played by Tom Skerritt) of the spaceship Nostromo in the film Alien.
Scam inside Las Vegas ends in confusion (4)
Driving back 45 inches a long time ago in regret (9)
Second hospital admits being on strike to make a point (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘admits’) of OUT (‘being on strike’ – it would be happier without ‘being’, but then the word would have no function) in S (‘second’) plus H (‘hospital’).
Back in the past, you captured soldiers in time? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (‘back’) of YMENE, an envelope (‘captured’) of MEN (‘soldiers’) in YE (‘in the past, you’). I have a vague recollection that we have had an inconclusive discussion here about the origin of the idea of the enemy time.
Dismissal by Small — success! Starting to get movement with ball (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of OUT (‘dismissal’, as a command) plus S (‘Small’) plus WIN (‘success’) plus G (‘starting to G et’).
Firmly lift gold sculpture, luckily hollow (8)
Allegedly royal seat's in shed (6)
Wallis Simpson finally stops rattling sabre (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘stops’) of N (‘Simpson’) in BARES, an anagram (‘rattling’) of ‘sabre’. Barnes Wallis was the engineer who invented the Dambusters bouncing bomb. Another finely misleading surface.
Split delivered in 4K? (4)
God taking part in horse race coming up (4)
Type letters or click words in the clue