Across
Nice draughtsman forgetting university in paper, postgraduate? (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: the artist Henri Matisse [wiki] who lived in the city of Nice in France U (university) removed/forgotten from: TISS U E=”paper”, after (“post”) MA (Master of Arts, “graduate”)
Beetle in middle of wine butt collected by pitcher … (4,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
middle letters of [wi]-NE BU-[tt], inside JUG=”pitcher”
… reportedly an earlier insect, perhaps? (5)
Instrument in embarrassing condition while, on reflection, needing polish (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
POX=”embarrassing condition” + AS=”while”, both reversed/”on reflection”; plus HONE=”polish” as a verb
Fancy fancy man later on (10)
19d
Party once in row, unable to adapt (3,6)
Wearisome delay, resulting in traditional building work (8,4)
Grass-covered bread for congress? (4,2,3,3)
A little eccentric, hippy aura (3)
Green growth? (5,5)
A sack filled with sand, unopened, done away with (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + BED=”sack” (as in ‘hit the sack’); around [p]-OLISH=”sand, unopened”
Escape with girl, having dumped writer (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PEN -ELOPE is a girl’s name, minus PEN =”writer”
Great player, tears when beaten mopped up by doctor (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
anagram/”beaten” of (tears)*, inside MO (medical officer, “doctor”)
Career complete, ultimately knackered, went to bed (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
last letters (ultimately) of [Caree]-R [complet]-E, plus TIRED=”knackered”
Down
Lovely gravy that tastes divine inspires a cricket side (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: Mammon means money (“gravy” is slang for ‘money’) as an object of devotion or love (“Lovely”) MMM =noise made when enjoying food=”that tastes divine”, around/”inspires” A (taken from the surface); plus ON =the leg side of a cricket field
Burdensome legal procedure? (6)
Rocket, say, attached to this, pressure crushing crew (5,5)
European city with rearing monster from which I fled (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
reversal/”rearing” of NESS I E=the Loch Ness Monster, minus I
Compare ten in project with a model (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
X=Roman numeral for “ten”, in JUT=”[to] project [outwards]” + A (from the surface) + POSE=”model”
Some 'yep', only on the contrary? (4)
Mammal observed peak over lake, looking up (5,3)
Predator found game circling one river and another from the south (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
GOLF=”game”, around/”circling: ” WYE=”one river” + R ([another] river), both reversed/”from the south”
Politician and political staff held up in hole, leaving (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
MP (Member of Parliament, “Politician”) + MACE=”political staff”; both reversed/”held up”, in DENT=”hole” MACE as in the ceremonial maces (“staff” as in a rod / a blunt weapon) used in the Houses of Parliament [wiki]
Archaeological site where sheep uncovered: clear off around it (6,3)
A line company promoted in proper state (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A (from the surface) + L (line) + CO (company), all reversed upward/”promoted”; inside PRIM=”proper”
Shakespearean setting I observed in something dull from Cervantes? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition: a setting for Shakespeare’s Hamlet I (from the surface), inside EL SNORE a SNORE=”something dull”, and EL is the Spanish (as used by Cervantes) definite article
See 12
Serve, late in the evening, first of diners (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AT TEN (at 10pm)=”late in the evening”, plus first letter of D-[iners]
Shade that is up, from which to get down? (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
definition referring to the down feathers of the EIDER duck RED=”Shade” + IE=i.e.=”that is”, all reversed/”up”
Immaculate 22 (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
mint as in ‘in mint condition’=”Immaculate” a mint is also a place where money/coins can be produced i.e. a MONEY PLANT (solution to 22ac)
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