Across
Sell bike component on the radio (6)
Make an effort to cycle into middle of Chepstow to get leafy greens? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
OTHER[b] (make an effort) ‘cycling’ in [che]PS[tow] – lovely surface and use of ‘cycle’
Put off when a church covers up sin, being clinical (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DET[err]ED (put off) with A CH (a church) replacing (covering up)’err’ (sin) – an ingenious device
Angry airmen fly public in prime locations (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
I was in despair of ever parsing this, when solving at 3.00am, because the wordplay seemed to bear no relation to the answer but, after some sleep in between and some further staring, I spotted that the letters of the answer were, in fact, in order in the wordplay at 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 and 13 (prime locations): A IR M E N F LY P U B L IC – I think this has to be my top favourite clue
Novice held back in ivory tower (4)
Exploit empty fuel vessels, say — wanting lead for electric vehicles? (4,6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MILK (exploit) + F[ue]L + [b]OATS (vessels, say, minus initial letter – lead) We don’t see many of these delivering milk these days but they are now put to different uses: in my area, we have a very colourful, eco-friendly greengrocery example
14a
Who's keeping up standard of potentially blue material with adult books (6,8)
See 13
19a
London hospital describes treatment of cholera by degree (8,2,4)
See 16
For example, twist boxing glove on apprentice's head as initiation (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A[pprentice] + DANCE (for example, twist) round (boxing) MITT (glove) – a neat ‘lift and separate’
According to terms of bat mitzvah you dress in this fashion (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Last letters (terms – both Collins and Chambers have ‘term’ as (archaic) limit or boundary’) of ba T mitzva H yo U dres S
Charles Schulz initially pitches … (6)
… biased, un-American ideas done when drunk (3-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (when drunk) of IDE[a]S minus ‘a’ -‘un’American’ + DONE
Perhaps shrug as contract dispute's ending in fight (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
KNIT (contract – Chambers: ‘(of the brows, forehead etc) to contract in a frown’ + [disput]E in WAR (conflict)
2 tenants go over agreement (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
TRY (go) round alternate letters (every now and then – answer to 2dn) of [t] E [n] A [n] T [s] – great construction and surface
Down
Occasionally Anthony Eden is angry with review that is redacted (5,3,3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A remarkable anagram (angry) of ANTHONY EDEN + REV[ie]W minus (redacted) i e (that is)
[Call about bad smell on old top] (7)
English pub upset soldiers with endless beer only lasting one day (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
E (English) + PH (pub) + a reversal (upset) of REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – soldiers) + AL[e] A lovely poignant word, whose Greek derivation – epi hemera – means literally lasting for only one day – making a great surface here (I’m reminded of one of our local pubs, years ago, at an anniversary of the ending of WW2, offering beer at 1945 prices – but only in exchange for 1945 currency: my husband, an inveterate hoarder, had a sweetie jar full of half-crowns, bobs, tanners, threepenny bits, etc and he and my son-in-law had a great afternoon)
Pools syndicate's leader hosted topless party in retirement (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A reversal (in retirement) of S[yndicate] + [h]ELD (hosted) DUP (Democratic Unionist Party)
Plagiarist's article receiving one fine (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
THE (article) round I (one) + F (fine)
By the sound of it, yes, gnome's an offensive sight (7)
Agent to support Frank's club, say (5,10)
President's tense after famous spy almost caught by both sides (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
T (tense) after OO SEVE[n] (James Bond – famous spy, almost) in R L (both sides) – another parsing that took a while and ended up as a ‘favourite’ contender
Bob maybe putting musical on record (7)
Managed business using foreign currency with banks out for spite (7)
Broadcast satire containing digs originally, on both sides (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (broadcast) of SATIRE round D[igs]
Experience discrimination (5)
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