Across
Local installation always needing power during strike (4,4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ E’ER(a poetic contraction of “ever”/always) plus ( needing ) P(symbol for “power” in physics) ] contained in ( during ) BUMP(to strike by hitting with something else).
Retracting of a close to scene in G&S - obscurity round Penzance? (3,3)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( Retracting ) { [ OF A + last letter of ( close to ) “ scene “] contained in ( in ) G,S( G & S ) }.
Opening a fresh source of water in Yorkshire (8)
Marine life in sea adjacent to America (6)
Tearful Australian dismissed by old Communist (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“A”(abbrev. for “Australian”) deleted from ( dismissed by ) “Maoist”(a follower of the doctrines of Mao Zedong, Communist leader of China formerly).
Found distressed after landing catch? That’s inconceivable (7,2)
Recruitment business account gathering in information over 12 months (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AC(abbrev. for “account”) containing ( gathering in ) GEN(information) plus ( over ) Y(abbrev. for “year”, a period of 12 months). A down clue originally?
French pastry being cooked — and in Paris (7)
Conservative, as originally recorded, boarding boat, being averse to road transport (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C(abbrev. for a member of the Conservative Party) + [ SIC(as originally recorded/exactly as in the original) contained in ( boarding ) ARK(a boat or ship, like Noah’s) ].
Piece of wood’s rotten? Stop surfing (3,3)
Docile character accepting English downpour, the idiot (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LAMB(docile/meek character symbolised by a young sheep) containing ( accepting ) E(abbrev. for “English”) + RAIN(downpour/ heavy rain).
Drink not supplied promptly, taking extra time (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LATE(not supplied promptly/submitted after due date) containing ( taking extra /another) T(abbrev. for “time”).
Stylish harbour in the Seychelles (6)
Various therapies I dropped —see the charges here (3,5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Anagram of ( Various ) “ therapies ” minus ( … dropped ) “ I “.
S is one mistake in it (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ I(Roman numeral for “one”) + ERR(to mistake/be incorrect) ] contained in ( in ) SA(abbrev. for “sex appeal”/it).
Not just power tool user? (8)
Down
Composer having king amongst supporters (6)
Yellow flower improving serene rocks (7,8)
Indulge computer industry for minute in Strasbourg (5)
God’s forbearance displayed around Biblical city (7)
The French, very into food and improving the mind (9)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ LE(French for “the”) + V(abbrev. for “very”) contained in ( into )] EATING(food/something edible used in reference to its quality or tastiness).
They established institutions in which orphan forgets trace of lost parents (8,7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“foundling”(an orphan/an infant who has been abandoned by its parents) minus ( forgets ) 1st letter of ( trace of ) “ lost ” + FATHERS(male parents).
Military group ready to intervene in turn for writing on the wall? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ RAF(abbrev. for the Royal Air Force, a group in the British military) + FIT(ready to act/having the ability to undertake a task promptly) ] containing ( to intervene in ) GO(one’s turn/a chance to do or use something that comes in turn).
Exclamation over a book, or antihero in one (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
AH!(an exclamation expressing surprise, pleasure or other emotions) placed above ( over , in a down clue) + A + B(abbrev. for “book”).
Pin down late supporter about tense, tense situation (4-5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
NAIL(to pin down/to fix with, well, a pin or nail) + BIER(a frame used to support a late/dead body/corpse) containing ( about ) T(abbrev. for “tense”, in grammar).
College in university ranks visionary specialists? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
C(abbrev. for “college”) contained in ( in ) OU(abbrev. for the Open University in the UK) + LISTS(ranks/gives one a position within a grading system).
Put down an unanswerable question (4)
Feel bad, upset about imminent script (6,1)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Reversal of ( …, upset , in a down clue) AIL(to feel bad/suffer) containing ( about ) NEAR(imminent/a short time away).
New take presented by working actor-director (6)
Elizabeth Taylor initially accepting singular musical heart-throb from the past (5)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
LIZ(a form of “Elizabeth”) + 1st letter of ( … initially ) “ Taylor ” containing ( accepting ) S(abbrev. for “singular”).
Type letters or click words in the clue