Across
Dicey gambler with plan — it is cause of unfair dismissal (4-9)
Get rid of kind of 4x4 vehicle that's changed hands (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OFF R OAD=”kind of 4×4 vehicle”, changing hands from R [ight] to L [eft] to make OFF L OAD
Posh Conservative hugged by one girl or another (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: another girl’s name U (upper-class, “Posh”) + C (Conservative); both inside LINDA=”girl”
Gets on with fellow, having a short break (5)
One tends to stock booze woman drinks, by the way (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
in definition, “stock” as in farm animals / livestock WINE=”booze”, inside SHE=”woman”; plus RD (road, “way”)
Ant and Dec stripped by police with a stammer? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a word for an ant (the insect) [D]-E-[c] “stripped” of the outer letters, plus MET (Metropolitan “police”) changed to M-MET “with a stammer”
Hear German is engaging English teacher (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a teacher of Christianity CATCH=”Hear”, plus IST=”German [word for] is”; all around E (English)
Fussy eater I annoy, cooking without recipe (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: Egon Ronay was a food critic [wiki] EGO=Latin for “I”; plus anagram/”cooking” of (annoy)* around R (recipe)
Keen on music, occasionally causing boredom (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
occasional letters from k- E -e- N o- N m- U -s- I -c
A girl in, say, the Bible rejected subordination (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A LASS=”A girl”, inside E.G.=”say” plus AV (Authorised Version of the Bible); all reversed/”rejected”
Plinth close to rock (5)
Sausage from Co-op's prime line with end cut off (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
the “prime” or first letter of C[o-op]; plus HORIZO[n]=”line” with its end letter cut off
Idiot's fatal flaw blocking success (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”fatal” of (flaw)*, inside/”blocking” HIT=”success” (e.g. a hit song) “fatal” as anagram indicator – similar to ‘disastrous’, ‘ruinous’, etc
Ungenerous sort, doing this for sport? (5-8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“doing this” i.e. ‘pinching a penny’ or ‘taking in a letter P ‘, is what “sort” needs to do to become s P ort
Down
50% initially taken off a little jumper setter wears, a luxury brand (4,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a luxury car brand [ h ]ALF=”50%” with the initial h taken off; plus A ROO (short for a kangaroo, “a little jumper”) around ME=”setter”
Rifles, many empty, it's implied? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: ‘rifle’ as a verb e.g. ‘rifle through’ LOTS=”many”, with O=zero/nothing inside i.e. “empty, it’s implied”
Murray and Roddick reported many high points here (5)
Million is invested in China? Hear it provides fortune (9)
Case of rosé right between two reds only for connoisseurs (9)
Hour to wrap capital part of Christmas present (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: ‘for the nonce’ = ‘for the present [time]’ NONE=the ninth hour after dawn, as a time for prayer [wiki] ; wrapping around the capital letter of C-[hristmas]
Cups etc of faience, drained during Anglican worship (6,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OF plus F-[aienc]-E drained of its inner letters; both inside CE (Church of England) SERVICE=”Anglican worship” …or could be ‘C of E’ for Church of England, instead of using the “of” from the surface in the surface, “faience” is a type of ceramic
Scent picked up by you abroad with lots of character — is it this? (3,2,8)
Oath from someone seen in boat race (9)
Fruit to preserve, with a lot getting mashed up (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CAN=”preserve” food in a metal can; with anagram/”mashed” of (a lot)* plus UP
Novel producer in cinema working without colour (3,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: Ian McEwan writes novels [wiki] anagram/”working” of (cinema)*, plus WAN=”without colour”
Touring West End for theatres, bit of shoe pinched (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SOLE=”bit of shoe”, around/touring the leftmost letter (West End) of T-[heatres]
A Coen brother's film worker finishing early (5)
Graceful figure, seemingly not content, left pub (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
S-[eemingl]-Y without its contents / inner letters; plus L (left) and PH (public house)
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