Across
Advice concerning article earlier — it might be taken on board (9)
Press and why it doesn't usually mean what it says (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of IRON (‘press’) plus Y (‘why’).
Frank swallows tablet coated with sugar (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘swallows’) of E (‘tablet’) in CANDID (‘frank’).
Why no facilities in the house? (3,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of O WC (‘no facilities’) in HOME (‘house’).
Old paramilitaries mentioned in paper (5)
Rebuked conspiracy theorist interrupting gent (6,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘interrupting’) of ICKE D. (David Icke, ‘conspiracy theorist’) in TOFF (‘gent’).
'Ridiculous!' claimed Tories about current rules of behaviour (11,4)
Arthur's first minder worked with us — a female one (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An anagram (‘worked’) of A (‘ A rthur’s first’) plus ‘minder” plus ‘us’, with an extended definition.
Chuck and Di's time with children (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ‘Di’ plus T (‘time’) plus CH (‘children’). Just yesterday, Fed gave us CHUCK for Charles,
Gentleman went undercover since stealing fifty (7)
I'm going for toast (7)
Dish with sauce sent back for seconds with Ramsay cursing (5)
Join teaching assistant in brook (9)
Down
Opening meant for training someone to do the dirty work (7,3)
Upset Eliot with wrong covers (6,2)
Revolting Ruth is being arrogant (6)
Old guides upset over shows (4)
Writer's offspring a rich family member (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of ROTH’S (Philip, author of Portnoy’s Complaint etc., ‘writer’) plus CHILD (‘offspring’).
Revolutionary entertainment for VIP (3,5)
Country widely recognised as stunner and very, very old (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of KO (knockout, ‘ widely recognised as a stunner’) plus So (‘very’) plus V (‘very’) plus O (‘old’). Corrected per TA @7 et al.
With Rex, close to George Galloway's home? (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of BY (‘with’) plus R (‘Rex’) plus E (‘close to Georg E ‘). A BYRE is a cowshed, and Galloway is a breed of cattle. I think it safe to say that the Scottish politician George Galloway does not live in a byre.
Dorset team cursed flukes (10)
Shelf causing superficial injury? (5,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Wordplay in the answer: an anagram (‘wound’ probably to rhyme with sound) of FLESH is ‘shelf’.
Pay hospital in betrayal of principles (5,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
An envelope (‘in’) of H (‘hospital’) in SELL OUT (‘betrayal of principles’).
Rash's gone away on bust (8)
Clear vacant land up and finally solve mystery (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A charade of RID (‘clear’) plus DL, a reversal (‘up’ in a down light) of LD (‘vacant L an D ‘) plus E (‘finally solv E ‘).
Sad lady leaving city gets bottom pinched (6)
Want quiet in garden (4)
Pretty smart (4)
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