Across
In the main, might augur set about a captive? (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SEER(an augur/a soothsayer in ancient Rome) containing ( set about ) [ A + POW(abbrev. for “prisoner of war”, an example/? of a captive) ].
Bacon brought home as yet unslaughtered? (6)
See 24
New palace overseas for Lothario (8)
Death ultimately captured by tormented Yeats, for example, in common parlance (2,4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Last letter of ( … ultimately ) “ Death ” contained in ( captured by ) anagram of ( tormented ) YEATS + SAY(for example).
Arm better, if leg's bandaged (5)
29a
PM with brown ale dancing in nude (6,5,3)
Shame about grubbiness, that needing clearing out? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PITY(shame/cause for regret or disappointment) containing ( about ) “ grubbiness ” minus its inner letters ( that needing clearing out ).
Thin rakes in back of storeroom? Correct (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
REEDY(tall and thin) containing ( rakes in ) last letter of ( back of ) “ storeroom “.
Tailor working in a marketplace (6)
Parade flopped with minimum of wonga invested (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
SANK(flopped/collapsed) containing ( with … invested ) 1st letter of ( minimum of ) “ wonga “.
Free crack in plastic I'd seen (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GAG(crack/a joke) contained in ( in ) anagram of ( plastic ) I’D SEEN .
Survey soldiers entering country (8)
Con elected crony (6)
First of all, some tabloid, appallingly shabby it seems is where circulation has dropped to zero (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
1st letters, respectively, of ( First of all ) “ some tabloid, appallingly shabby it seems “.
See 15
Down
Australian runner in team, sub regularly used (3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
2nd, 4th and 6th letters of ( … regularly used ) “ team, sub “.
Try to sell field (5)
Boy with drawers off toyed with balls (5,5)
Material passed round court relating to lower chamber (6)
Large tree, birch (4)
Alcohol-fuelled actor? (3,6)
Book fighter, third of eight, odd number? (7,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NOVEL(a book that tells a story) + TYSON(Mike, American boxer/fighter) + 3rd letter of ( third of ) “ eight “.
First thing in sixth line, technique beyond dispute (7,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ ROW F(the sixth line after Row A, B, …) + ART(technique/skill in a particular field) ] placed below ( beyond , in a down clue) SPAR(to dispute/to argue, in this case, without hostility).
Online editor promoted assistant after rest overwhelmed by success (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ Reversal of ( promoted , in a down clue) AIDE(an assistant/right-hand man) placed below ( after , in a down clue) KIP(a rest/a nap) ] contained in ( overwhelmed by ) WIN(a success/a triumph).
Crack henchmen controlled areas (9)
Writer with cups tipped over soda (6)
Player tiring in the end, one of the Yankees missing second half (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Last letter of ( … in the end ) “ tiring ” + “American”(a Yankee) minus ( missing ) its last 4 letters ( second half ).
9a
Do succeed, does Queen have to? (4,6)
Drink served with gin, when initially announced? (3)
Type letters or click words in the clue